The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-02
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VIII Cut Big Figure in Future
Prosperity Of this Place.
meeting that has important possi-
bilities for Oroville was held at Malott
when a large number OF lana
owners met with G. A. Shamberger
and d. ]. Broderick, Of this place to
consider a proposal made by the Oro-
Vile representatives to supply the
south part of the county with electric |
power for use for irrigation purposes |
at q most attractive price. III satisfac-
tory arrangements can be made with
land owners along the valley Messrs.
Shamberger and Broderick are pre-
pared to develop power on the Sim
ilkameen river, at the salts plant, ana
deliver 1t to the patrons OF the COM
pany. The development of power ON
the Similkameen has long been
bdream of Mr.. Broderick, gentleman
with years Of experience in this line
Of work, and an engineer with rew
superiors in the country. The con-
Ifiguration of the river, cutting it's
way through narrow, rocky canyon,
presents an easy problem for the con
struction of dam and large amount
Of horse power development. Mr..
IBroderick declares that Mr. Shamber-
ger Is in a position to carry out mis-
mart of the contract in the matter OF
tconstruction, and that the proposition
ia not only legitimate business en-
Iterprise but that 1t can be made to pay
Handsomely on the Investment whlle
lat the same time furnishing lights and
lpower at prices that have never before
lbeen obtained in this county. If suf-
ficent acreage is signed up the pro-
Iject will be carried out, and at the
lpresent time the prospects are encour-
laging that the signatures Will be op-
; tanned.
We copy the following report of the
meeting as it appears in the Okanogar
Independent, and 1t is very interesting
reading:
: The possibility Of new power
lcompany entering the field agains
1.-THE Washington yxser Power Com
y'Tpany IN the Okanogan Valley was dis
I cussed Saturday at a meeting OF lan'
4 owners at Malott. G. A. Shamberge
S and D. ]. Broderick, Of Oroville, out
: lined a tentative proposal to install
r new plant on the Similkameen rive
]. below the plant constructed by tn
II Okanogan Valley Power Compan
Is and sold to the Washington waite
h Power Company two months ago.
8 Broderick is an engineer who wa
l. employed on the construction Of tn
Is Okanogan Valley Power Company
le dam and plant.
N Shamberger is prominently ident
Of fled with large Dunkard colon
50 whose members own considerab
&c property between Tonasket and Or
vile.
r. According to an announcement
f. the promoters, power site has bee
in selected on the Similkameen, but o
So ganization of the company has II
fr. been completed. Rates for power f
a. pumping and lighting purposes we
TO ndulcu, COltihSCht ci viz H~ W 49,
on pany being able to contract power /
,is s, 900 acres on a five or ten year co
,ss tract.
yo In the event that amount of pow
can be sold, the company will be
ed ganized and construction work beg
low so tnat the power will be available
ho l1924. For pumping lifts up to
nrnnncpd IN n
rt- nish power for pumping IL az
na feet in five months irrigation seas
,n for $3.50 per acre the first five ye;
.es and 81. 90 per acre the second +
- years. For pumping four acre feet
Nv der the same condition the propo
a rate was $500 an acre.
,.o. An optional proposal was made
-t,. furnish power on an annual contr
~. basis Of $3.50 per horse power
~ month. Electric lights were offe
~. at Z cents a kilowat hour.
The promoters of the new comp
W. also have in mind the possibility
,',' furnishing power for the Rivers
ino Irrigation district and the town
7ry Riverside, Bonds have been author
49, 10y JHc lTTlSdtlOu uiotliCt iol INC
''ee struction of plant which will de
oeie op 2,7OO horse power in the Okano
''"e river at McLaughlin's canyon bu
only 1,2O0 horse power are requ
=, for the pumping propositions of
weii irrigation district some land owl
MS question the advisability of constr
'nce' ing the power plant.
the The feasibility and desirability
car the part of the land owners to
'ome power for irrigating 1000 to
II Oh acres of land along the Okan'
was river between Malott and the m
aiter Of the river is also being investig
II THE promoters expect to get In t
'ners with the engineer of the Indian
ana partment reclamation service. v
wake has been investigating pumping
jects on Indian land opposite M
tered Some of the land owners at N
es in notified the promoters that they v
, sale like to consider the proposals
MIA later the parties may meet again
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