Evening star., 1909-09-01

canyon he packed up several chates of his
best fruit and shipped them to Washing
ton with a letter explaining where they
came from. He received no reply. not
even an acknowledgements, and concluded
this his fruit had gone astray Nearly
two years later. however, he received q
package from the French government con-
tanning gold medal and handsomely
engraved certificate stating that his
apples had been awarded the first prize
against the competition of all the world
Mr.. Perrine built his own rriga ton
system down in the bottom Of the canyon
That was simple compared with the rec
lamatiOn of the great plains on either
side of the Snake. but he was constantly
talking about the possibilities of such a
thing to everybody he met. He got d.
w Ross, state engineer of Idaho to come
down here some years ago and look the
ground over. He interested the late
Gov. Steunenberg and others. and finally
made the acquaintance of the late S. B.
Miner of Salt Lake City. we'll known
capitalist and miner. who introduced him
to Frank Fl. Bull and Peter l.. Kimber
ly, two rich coal and oil operators Of
Sharon. Pa Mr.. Perrine inspired these
gentlemen with MS own faith in the pos
sibilities of this country and with them
organized n company 10 build dam
across the Snake river AT Twin Falls and
secure an allotment Of this territory from
the state of Idaho under the Carey act.
He also persuaded them to organize a
town site company; lie selected the loca-
tiOn OF Twin Falls. and laid out the town.
which ought to have been named in his
honor. He nas been its most public
spirited and progressive citizen; he built
the Perrine Hotel at cost of 100000,
which has been the most effective adyer-
tisement the town has had When in
Vestors. land lockers and home seekers
came TO this infant settlement, they found
a comfortable and attractive place to stop
they received cordial welcome and went
fPltjno in hn;r laI O
as their souls.
Mr.. Perrine. Mr.. Buh and Mr.. kimber
~, who furnished the money and the
courage TO build 100000 dam and re-
claim .4o.O'p acres of desert, have made
a great deal OF money. 1t was a profi1a-
Die investment. and they still have large
interests here. which are managed for
them by Mr.. Fred A. Voigt
The north side of the river is being de-
veioped by w. S. and J. s. Kuhn Of the
FIRST National Bank of Pittsburg who
have been building water works in the
smaller cities of the country for many
years and now own iOrty or more public
utilities of that kind. This is their first
attempt at irrigation. but they have since
undertaken two more projects, one of
5000 acres on Goose creek south of the
Mnidoka tract now being reclaimed by
the government in this county, and an
other of 100000 acres in Sacramento VAL
ley in California.
Cost Lot of Money.
The dam at Twin Falls which split the
Snake river into two big canals, cost
S10o,ooO and al least 100000 has been
invested on the south side. The estimates
allow $l.JoO.CO0 to complete the canals
on the north side of the river, and the
Kuhn brothers intend TO build a power
plant and an electric railway. BY the time
they get through here their investments
will absorb about 5000 900, which has
been raised by an issue OF bonds guaran-