Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-05-08
Wizard Perrine's Vision
for North Side Tract
Cherries Grow MarveIOusIy and
will Be Grown By TrainlOadS
---TwORich Prizes, $500
Each, fOrPrOereSs-
i've Farmers.

l. B. Perrine, the wizard of Blue
Lakes, is strong in the faith that the
North Side lands lying in Lincoln coun-
ty are destined to become the greatest
orchard section in the west. In order
to stimulate orchard planting on the
MOI tn Side land Mr.. Perrine is raising
nursery stock which will be ready by
the time the water comes on the land
next spring. Mr.. Perrine's experience
as Lincoln county fruit man is val
liable asset in the development of these
lands and what he has learned by years
of costly experience he is giving free
to the new settlers on these lands
Mr.. Perrine has now in his orchards at
Blue Lakes for the Lincoln county
orcharda 25, 900 cherry trees. Of this
number 10, 900 are sweet cherries. He
also has $50, 900 forest trees seedlings
and 200. 900 fruit CRAFTS and seedlings.
The forest seedlings consists of maple,
elm, black locust, Carolina poplars and
Russian mulberries.
Mr.. Perrine plants groves of Russian
mulberries on his Blue Lakes ranch for
the reason that the birds prefer null
berries to cherries. The mulberries
and cherries are ripe at the same time
and the birds flock to the mulberries
leaving the cherries to be plucked by
the owner of the orchard In this way
he not only saves his cherries but his
birds as well.
Mr.. Perrine is of the opinion that the
North Side lands are especially adapted
to cherry growing and says that he ex-
poets to see the day when cherries
from the Lincoln county orchards will
be sent to market by the train-load
and will have such reputation as to
make them the top-notch price-getters
of the cherry markets of the world
and Mr.. Perrine knows more about
such matters than all others in this
part of Idaho combined. He also has
the knack and tact of inspiring others
with his ideas and ambitions so that
the Journal has faith in the prediction
coming true regarding Lincoln county
cherries.
The North Side Twin Falls company
is headed by men who do things. The
name of this company is a synonym
for progress and achievement The
company not only spends its money in
building the necessary works but it re-
allies that in order that the people it
locates on its lands may be able 20 meet
their payments they must be prosper
Gus and contented. In order to stimu-
late development of the tract the COM
pany has announced that it will give
two prizes for the best improved forty
acre tracts at the close of the first
years work Each prize consists of a
fully paid up water right to the forty
acre tract winning the prize. The value
of each prize is 81, 10000, counting the
interest which would be paid on the
right of the usual returns. One of
these prizes will be awarded to the east I
end of the tract and the other to the
west end of the tract Three disinter-
ested men have been selected TO act
as judges in awarding these prizes.
The houses and buildings and fences
placed on the tract entering for the
)rize does not count in the game. The
)rize is for the forty-acre tract which
las been put into the best condition for
rrigating, as regards leveing, ditch
ng, etc.
To still further assist the settlers in
making a success of their holdings I'M
Ter this company, Alex Mcpherson
will be continued in the employ of the
ompany as superintendent of an ex-
farm and instructor in the
1T of irrigation. Much Of this land
las been sold to parties who know
othing whatever of irrigation, and the
act that they have skilled rrigator
nd practical scientific farmer at
heir service free of cost to themselves
hows the. interest the company takes
n the welfare of its settlers.