Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-30
A pITTSBURG TUXEDO
Valley Camp is to be the Coming
Summer Social Resort
CAMP MEETINGS MAY BE DROPPED.
Voluntary Contribution Worked in Con.
junction With Retrenchments.
THE ANNUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTED

afternoon. The meeting was rather sllmly
attended, only q limited number of lot
owners taking part in the business OF the
day. President Sampson presided, and
Treasurer William Freeman read his report
for the year ending July 20, 1889. The
receipts from all sources were given as
81, ,449 Sc, and the disbursements for an
identical period were 81, 1879 Ss, leaving
balance in the treasury of S249 68.
Comparison with the receipts Of the pre-
vious year, ending July %, 1888, shows that
the receipts of 81 ,694 81 were very nearly
equaled by the expenditures of 81, 525 "a.
As the year ending yesterday was the first
trial of voluntary contributions at the
csmpmeetings as against the practice of
charging a regular admission fee at the gate,
the advocates of the abolishment of gate
fees are much gratified by the fact that the
new method showed a substantial balance
in the treasury at the expiration of the first
year of trial.
1t will be remembered that very ami
mated controversy arose over this matter at
the annual meeting two years ago. So
much feeling was occasioned by the adoption
of the system of voluntary contributions
that serious split was nearly brought
about in the association.
Mr.. Freeman further reported that
although S400 worth of lots were disposed
of by the association in 1878, no sales had
been made in 1889. The sum of $500 was
paid last fall upon the mortgage, reducing
it to s., 500. There is no floating debt upon
the association at the present time.
RETRENCHMENT IN EXPENSES.
Mr.. Freeman subsequently explained to
reporter that the decrease in expenses DUR
ing the past year, amounting to 1925 SO as
compared with the previous year, was the
result of the new policy of retrenchment
in the matter of securing speakers from the
leading cities. Formerly the native talent
was not esteemed a drawing card, and it
was deemed necessary to secure noted men,
whose expenses had to be met, proving a
| drain upon the association for which no
| adequate return was made in the way of in
creased receipts. 1t will be noted that,
with the exception of Bishop Joyce, the at
| fractions presented in the campmeeting
| programme are entirely of local nature.
| 1t is also stated that the above rule will be
rigidly adhered to in the future, as test
has proven that local clergymen are amply
| able to draw"
At a very small expense a fine cemented
receptacle for the large spring on the path
leading to the amphitheater has been finished
| and q pump put down. The water is de-
| licious, and even with 5000 people upon
the grounds on hot day, using water liber-
ally, the spring has shown no indication of
| excessive use. Some of the ladies resident
upon the grounds, among them Mrs. j. E.
Porter, are agitating the project of tennis
| ground, and it is quite likely that some
vacant lots belonging to Mr.. Joseph D.
Weeks and others will be leveled off and
transformed into tennis ground, the use of
which will be restricted to ladies of the
association.
Each lot owner with cottage is taxed S.
per annum, and Treasurer Freeman had q
| goodly pile of greenbacks, as yesterday was
settling day. Lot owners having no i'm
provements are taxed S3 per annum upon
| each lot
CAMPMEETINGS LOSE INTEREST.
A lot owner at Valley Camp chatted very
freely in regard to future plans of the VAL
lev Camp Association. 1t is learned that
the time is not far distant when campmeet-
| ings as a distinctive feature of the heated
| season will be discontinued. The reasons
given are, in a way, conclusive. The de-
hbminational aspect of the place as a sum-
mer resort is gradually changing each year.
The social features are constantly getting
stronger, and within few years it will not
be surprising if Valley Camp becomes to
Pittsburg what Tuxedo Park is to New
York City. 1t is certain that the popularity
of Valley Camp as heated-term residence is
on the increase. Although the association
has sold no lots this year, a number
| of lot owners have made sales of surplus
holdings and large number of new cot
tages are promised for next season. As the
summer community increases, the desire
for privacy will grow stronger, and the
inevitable feeling of exclusiveness which
has to govern social resorts where the ut
most freedom must prevail among the resi-
dents, will have such a bearing upon the
future OF Valley Camp that the public will
be gradually excluded. The problem of
meeting the annual expenses of the associa-
tion will not be very serious in view of the
| fact that the expenses of last year, 81 200,
would have been materially lessened if
there had been no campmeeting held,
There are 104 lot owners, and it Is believed
that system of even taxation would effect
ually supply the place of the collections
taken up at camp meetings 1t is matter
| OF fact however, that the abandonment OF
campmeetings is under consideration.
1t was also stated that handsome new
hotel is projected to take the place of the
present venerable and behind-the-times
caravansery.
| THE ANNUAL ELECTION.
The annual election of 25 trustees of the
association resulted yesterday in the choice
by large majorities of the following gentle.
men:
Otis Shepard, J. H. n obbs James Cameron John
G. Mathews. John Fullerton, James b. Young
Charles Parkin, Samuel Hamilton, W. +. Wifl-
Jams, Will Price, John Patterson, James Martin,
Inl,r, Dan pe.fa N (lnnr
Tona Bushaeid G v Brobst Edwin % Hsslett 5.
The full list of other lot owners in the
association is as follows:
Mrs Margaret Nc Kinney, Mrs. Mary L. Hoover, W.
II. Brown, U. McCargo. C. b. Shea, trustee. c.
s5ss Mss Gay sss ss alSH E p Hsfse
yp6R Brown %1.mH Sphn HuRn,pgs Dayid
Z. II; Cassiday, William Clark, Mrs. I; b. stew.
Mrs. I%ssr kuS Mis- Mar JSEn
streot ss%nM g. E. 3h1fsh, v. j. Dunn. ). a. Bush!
JOIN 4 PEBBLES, MIS-; Anna Really, Iiss Carolina
Es5T .aa% SdI%ss TI,sy THSII,'sy SSssgi
Mcrn BTieRe RR Mrs. Mary l. Harimer. nfhs Mrs.
Mary H. Mckee, John H. Parnell, DAVID \.
fSomp:cn. a M s'SienM MTs Mary 9rr Clara n
ssagher asi ssssis E. swGhsf Geinsr Morssnd,
shepard, c. A. Brown; John W. Allison, Mrs.
Richard Machette, Mrs. Anna W. Wallace Miss
Kase Neeper, Mrs. Kate Stewart. Mrs Elizabeth
Kenworthy, Butler Street NJ. e. Church, Mrs
Amelia V. Molcom.
EVENTS TO COME.
Children's Day-next Thursday-ls 6
great annual event at Valley Camp and 9
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