The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-02-09
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1928.
TIME RIPE FOR ACTION.

There is a tide in the affairs of
men
Which, if taken at their flood, leads
on TO fortune
This Saakesperian quotation Is Just
as applicable TO communities as it was
10 Brutus' situation Immediately pre-
ceeding Phillippi, and We are intro
ducins it here as applying to condi-
tions confronting Oroyille. Every in
dication points to a tide OF prosperity
setting in toward Oroville this year,
and if our people will take it at the
flood. that is, make the best OF every
opportunity, extend aid and encour-
agement by material and moral sup
port to every enterprise that bids
promise TO contribute toward that
prosperity, the town and surrounding
country is going to see a growth such
as has not been enjoyed since the
town came into existence. IL is time
TO ring off apathy and ring up actiy-
ity To forget mistakes of the past,
il any there nave been. and see TO it
that for the future mistakes will be
reduced to a minimum. To put aside
all petty differences and unite togeth-
er with the object of working for such
ends that will insure community bet
terment. To give your pocket nerve
4 hypOdermic so that contributing to-
ward projects and enterprises OF a
public nature will be so painless that
it will be a pleasure to give. In a
word to get together. to stick together
and work together for common end
The time is ripe to enlist the best
that is in every one of US in a cam
paign for doing things. to get into tie
booster procession and keep well up
toward the head In the matter of
community boosting the efforts of
single individual, no matter how faith
fully applied, will accomplish little,
but when all the people combine in
the laudable work mountains of diff
results follow. The outlook for a
good year was never brighter, and any
aid that can be given by our citizens
to hasten the consummation OF those
promises should be freely extended.
The irrigated lands of the valley are
the basic source of wealth of this To-
c'Tffite and every means possf Pie shottf fii
be employed to secure new settlers
until every acre is under high state
of cultivation and productiveness But
the town is not depending entirely up
on horticultural and agricultural re-
sources as contributary influences to-
ward supporting a large community
at this point. At no time have the
mines of this neighborhoOd given
greater assurance of returns to the
operators. and it has been many years
since so much interest has been taken
in mining in northern Okanogan coun-
ty. That the mines are showing up
better is due to a more legitimate
method OF development, and if the
same system had been followed in
earlier days mining today would be
going industry in the county. Two
or three producing mines near at hand
would have marvellous influence in
up Oroville, and where earn
est and legitimate effort is made b.
operators those operators should have
the earnest backing OF our people The
mining and treatment of EPSON salts
at our very door is another great en-
terprise that has done more to adver-
tise Oroville than all its other re-
combined, and the plans that
the present owners are about TO carry
out vii make that industry one OF the
most important factors in the future
welfare of the town
Indeed 1923 opens up with a golden
promise for Oroville. II in any way
Dur people, by united action, can lend
a helping hand in these, or any other.
that may be set on foot 1t
would be duty as we'll as a great
privilege TO do so. Those who help
are those who get some
where in this hustling. rustling age,
and the community that is not willing |
20 help themselves must lag behind |
and suffer the pangs of envy as they |
see more enterprising- communities |
forging to the front. We have the !
natural resources TO make a city. it is |
up TO us to take advantage of these |