The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-03

streams full of trout are within call die.
lance of the camp.
Considering all these things. il 10 MOI
matter of wonderment that Hioh1s
Grange should undertake the snIand;S
chance above set forth or that the Ieadir,e
educators of California should lend tha;.
hearty cooperation TO the end that a snr,-
mer school of agriculture and econo,n;os
may be permanently established here.
On Saturday afternoon some 2OG of the
families of Wrights Station were renre-
sented at the picnic on Ell Toyon. When
the festivities were concluded the assem-
blage resolved itself into meeting for tba
purpose of considering the subject of the
encampment. Edward F. Adams, one of
the energetic, public-spirited men of
| Wrlghts Station, presided and outlined
the plan of the farmers summer school az
set on foot by Highland Grange and now
under the direction of the State GRANGE
1t was at this meeting decided, after n,ncb
| favorable discussion, that the whole COM
munity should unite in hearty labor to as.
sure the success of the big enterprise.
The following resolutions, offered bv
| Colonel w. III. Aiken, were unanimousIv
adopted:
| Resolved; That the people of this vicir,,,.
recognizing the public spirit which boS
prompted Highland Grange to promote an an.
| terprise calculated to improve tho r,o+-:,
welfare not only of this community bnt ~ 10.
entire State of California, do hereby r1ad A.
themselves to sustain and support the qrsn1o
! by all means within our power in openi6g 80
maintaining here permanent camp of instr,-o
| ton, under the ownership and control of ~.
state Grange OF California, at which there
shall yearly be systematic study and discussion
! OF all problems, whether agricultural Nv
economic, especially affecting the conditions Of
| rural life
| We will aid from year to year according IN
our means, in building the roads clearing the
| grounds, erecting the buildings establishing
| the library and in all other ways in making
the camp and vicinity agreeable to our guests
and spot where all interested in the vital
| problems of the day may pursue their studv
under the most competent leadership while
enjoying season of quiet rest and recreation
in our health-giving climate and under the in
spiration OF the pure air and the magnificent
outlook which these mountains afford
we adopt the camp as a community enter
prise under the local leadership of Highland
Grange, and whether grange members or not
will serve upon committees and in all similar
ways will aid to forward the work
While thus pledging ourselves to our utmost
effort we ask the aid OF all other oranges and of
all persons interested in the moral and ma
| terial welfare of our rural population in secur.
ing to the institution stronger endowment
than the unaided effort one small commu.
nifty can give it.
1t was announced that A. P. Roache.
master of the State Grange, had appointed
the following-named gentlemen to serve
on the committee which shall have charge
of the educational feature of the camp:
Principal G. w. Childs of the State Normal
School, San Jose (chairman); Rev. s. Good
enough, lecturer of the State Grange, and
Edward F. Adams of Highland Grange.
! The department of economics at the en-
campment will be under the Immediate
direction of Professor E. A Ross, acting
head of that department at the Leland
Stanford Junior University. The topics to
be treated in the course of lectures by Pro-
lessor Ross and others in the line of eco
Monies will be partly as follows: "The
Farmer as Buyer" proposition involving
the trust problem; "The Farmer as Seller"
| treating of the option idea and specula-
ton among farmers; 'The Farmer as
Debtor" bringing in the money problem:
as Taxpayer" covering the subject of
tariffs and taxes, and as Transports"
treating of public highways and roads,
| railroad and steamship transportation.
The agricultural lectures of the encamp-
ment will be delivered by Professor Z. w.
Hilgard, E. J. Wickson, G. w. Woodwork
and Charles 81. Shinn, all of the agricul-
tural department of the State University.
In addition to the summer school feat
ures there will be daily informal discus
sions on such subjects as may present
themselves outside of the prepared course,
and musical and literary entertainment.
Within the next few days ladies'
auxiliary committee will be organized at
Wrights, the object of which will be to
provide for the comfort and entertainment
of those who attend the encampment.
Chairman Adams will appoint citizens
committee on enoampment to-day.
| Highland Grange has already begun the
collection of library of works on agri-
cultural and economic subjects, and such
a library will constitute no unimportant
feature of the camp.
The hotel and clearinghouse people in
the vicinity of Wrights are being SO organ
lied as to conveniently take charge of all
| who may desire accommodations.
! A general committee of publicity and
promotion will be organized by the State
Grange from the grangers of Central Cali
| fornia
| The Farmers School will formally open
July 30, but the grounds will be in readi-
ness for campers in about fortnight.
|