The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-09-08
GREAT LOCAL
ENTERPRISE
That win Grow With Years and Be.
come Of lnestimable Benefit TO
Town and Valley.

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Already the local cannery has ship
ped out on. orders three car loads OF
canned tomatoes, and in order to fill
the contract under which the plant is
workig it will be necessary to ship
quite number more car loads. Ii the
weather holds out the seasons output
is going to be a very large one, for the
crop OF tomatoes is almost inexhaust-
able. the yield this year being phenom-
email. Moreover, the quality Of the veg
cable, and consequently the quality of
the pack, could not be improved upon.
The Oroville cannery tomatoes the
first year placed on the market won a
reputation as the best the trade has
ever handled, and that reputation Is
going to be maintained, not only be-
cause the tomato grown in the valley
canot be surpassed In size and flavor,
and furthermore besides in the person
of Manager Watson the company has
man who appears to be eminently
qualified to produce the best results
with the material and machinery at
his command.
This year the cannery will confine
its output. to tomatoes and apples al
though as market has not been estab-
lished for large delivery of apples
the output will be confined to a few
hundred cases. However, it is not the
intention to confine the plant to a
single line of canned goods. 1t is the
purpose of the company to put in ma
chinery in ample time to handle soft
fruits and vegetables next season,
which means a long run and steady
over considerable period
for large number OF people.
This institution was made possible
by the enterprise and liberality of the
business men of Oroville and number
Of growers in this Immediate vicinity.
It is wholly local institution. The
money for the erection and equipment
Of the plant was raised by voluntary
subscription, So Gar those who adj
vanced the money to make the plant
possible have not realized single
cent upon the investment Seldom does
a new enterprise started on small
scale pay out at first, and this cannery
has been no exception to the rule. 1t
has become a source Of constant ex-
pense to the hackers, but taey are
firm in their belief that the time will
come when the cannery will not only
pay it's way but leave margin OF
profit for those who have taken the
Ichance at making it going concern.
The general public can hardly rea-
lie what a successful cannery means
for Oroville and the valley AS time
goes on and the cannery increases its
output and enlarges its possibilities
for handling the best fruit and vege-
tables that grow out doors business
will be built up that will reimburse
the public spirited people who have
stood behind the project and given a
home market to the growers Of the
valley. A home market was the object
of the originators of the plan in the
| first place. for there must be market
| for that which is produced or produc-
ton is useless. In providing a market
for the produce employment is at the
same time provided for large number
of people The wage may not be enor-
nous. but the company is literally
disposed and will pay every cent to the
| working force that the business of the
I,~Io xr,sII hn nj co1f ,uf
pay running expenses and upkeep or
| it would have to be closed. Citizens did
,, not invest their money with the expec-
tation of making excessive profits.
Every individual who took shares un-
derstood that ne was not investing in
gold mine, but for the benefit of the
community and the country surround
ing that community he was willing to
iassist a worthy enterprise and take the
chances of finally being reimbursed.
We feel confident that in the course
of time from this small nucleus will
grow up most important industry
Canning plants have paid and paid
we'll where properly managed in other
Iparts of the country where conditions
lare no more favorable than rignt here
at Oroville. Indeed, few sections ol
the country has any advantage ovel
IOroville as a site for an enterprise o
this kind. In no locality is there to bt
found better raw material, whether il
be fruits, vegetables or melons. thar
can be produced in this valley under
1.-THE West Okanogan Valley Irrigation
lsystem. and as to quantity, there IL
hardly any limit to the possible out
Iput. The local cannery may find thu
start uphill work. but success Il
Ibound to follow effort from year t
Iyear. and the disappointments at ta
|inseption of the enterprise will be for
gotten in the prosperous attainment o
later years.