The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-06-04
BANNER FRUIT SECTION
Experienced Colorado Or
chardists Selecting South
ern Idaho to Lead.

Among those from Palisade, Colo
who have recently purchased larg'
tracts of land on the Emmett bencl
and slope, was Fred Hotties. In al
interview in the Boise Capital New
he gives his impressions of Thu
section as fruit growing country
Southern Idaho is destined tC
become the greatest fruit growing
section of the northwest and will
rival California for the quantity
and quality of lusciousIy edible pro-
ducts
1t is already compared most favor
ably with the Grand valley of Col
orado which has the reputation of
sending out annually the choicest
products that are raised within the
confines of the United States. That
the southern part OF this state is
rapidly and unquestionably advanc-
ing to the undisputed prominence
as fruit country is evident from
the fact that many orchardists of
the renowned Grand valley are clos
ing up business in that valley, sell
ing their orchards and moving to
southern Idaho which they declare,
after having visited the California
and Wenatchee fruit sections, ex-
cells all other sections in soil and
climate.
The verdict of the Grand valley
orchardists is the best that could
be wished tor and especially so
since they are actively immigrating
to Idaho to take up the fruit Gull
ture. The raw land looks good
to them at present prices and is
eagerly being taken up by the Col
orauo orchardists, who are sending
many small trees to Idaho ard set
ting them out on small tracts which
they have purchased. They are
not farmers but orchardists and will |
devote their attention to small fruit |
tracts which. by experience, they |
have learned can be easily taken
care of with little expenses.
Over 1000 acres of land in small
tracts have been purchased this
spring by Colorado orchardists.
Some of the purchases are in the
Boise valley. others in the Payette
valley, large number on the EN-
NETT bench while several are locat-
ed near Murphy. The climate and
soil is what the orchardiste are af-
ter and the conditions in southern
Idaho together with the present
prices of lands has been the means
of bringing many of the Colorado
men to this state, after disposing
of their orchards in the silver state
at prices ranging from 81, 500 and
W, 900 and $4,000 per acre,
Among the number of orchard
lists who have come TO Idaho re-
Gently from the Grand valley sec.
ton are Fred Hotties and wife and I
heir son.in-law and daughter Mr.. I
E. +. Hampton. Their migration /
rom Colorado to Idaho will be 1
ollowed by that of Mr.. Hotties I
our married daughters and one son a
Ind their families. This colony |
esided in the vicinity of Palisade /
n Grand valley and have selected /
emmett as the most advantageous c
'pening for continuing the orchard |
Il
Mr.. Hotties is a prominent mem /
er OF the fruit growers association
# the Grand valley aud director
II one of the banks of Palisade.
lie has been engaged in orchard II
ulture in the Colorado valley for t.
number of years and has selected II
S have other orchardists of that "
alley after visiting the fruit sec Is
ons of Wenatchee and California Il
lie southern part of this state as n
lie best field for fruit production. W