Liu Po-chi, a writer who specializes in the history of overseas Chinese in the United States, in his book The Lost History of Overseas Chinese, describes Oroville in this way: "There were many general stores, medicine shops, and laundries to provide local Chinese with the basic necessities .... To attract customers, the Chinese Theater would even bring in opera singers from San Francisco to perform."
專門研究美國華人歷史的作家劉伯驥，在「美國華僑逸史」一書裡，描述奧路委「有許多雜貨店、藥材行和洗衣店，提供當地華人充足的生活必需品」；「中國戲院為了招徠顧客，還常由舊金山聘請中國優伶前來演戲。」