The record-union., 1896-04-20

the lumber. They Will be charged, In
addition, the exact cost Of the time
spent in the work Or they may do the
work themselves after they get here,
paying only for use of the lumber
Assignments for tent space will be
made in advance for individuals or
parties upon application, with fee Of
81 for each tent, or, if floors are desired.
81. Selection of location will be made
in order of application, the choice, ac-
Cording to the committee, being given
those first applying. Application may
be made at any time. 1t is desired,
however, that all applications be in by
June 10th. The camp will be open June
1st.
For the information of those present
at the camp last season it may be said
that the camp ground will be on the
property last year occupied by the
school, adjoining the Toyon Sulphur
| Springs. Hot or cold sulphur bathing
facilities will be at the disposal of all
attendants without charge.
Hay and grain will be for sale at their
| cost to the committee.
Provisions and everything requisite
for camping can be purchased on the
| spot. Meat, vegetable, fish and grocery
wagons pass the camp ground daily
all summer Prices are the same as
usual in country districts.
| Such furniture as may be needed
| must be brought. AS soon as the cor
poration acquires the funds furniture
will be purchased and rented. We do
not now see the way to do this the pres
ent year. If we can, we shall.
| Every thing possible for the comfort
of attendants will be done by the COM
mittee. No charge Of any kind will be
made to anyone except for material or
| labor actually paid for on request by
| the committee.
BOARDING.
! The vicinity of the camp is we'll
known summer resort, yearly visited by
many hundreds of people. There are
several excellent boarding houses, and
many families receive boarders. Prices
| of board range from 81 to $15 per week,
according to accommodations desired.
| Special arrangements may usually be
made for families or parties. AS the
| session of the school will be at the
| highth of the boarding season it is sug-
| gested that those desiring board make
early arrangements therefor.
| RAILROAD RATES.
| First-Round-trip campers tickets to
Wrights and return can be purchased
at San Francisco only, for So 80, good
| for return.
Second-To all other points on the
| lines of the Southern Pacific Company
| in California return tickets, good until
| September 80, 1896, will be sold at one
| third the regular fare to persons pre-
| senting certificates upon blanks fur
| nished by the company, showing pur-
chase of full fare ticket from such sta
| ton to Wrights and indorsed by the
Secretary Of the camp. Those expect
| ing to come by rail from other points
than San Francisco should address Carl
H. Allen, Secretary, Wrights, for blank
certificates. These certificates must be
obtained in order to secure return fare.
Camp Roache is four miles from
Wrights. Buss fare to attendants only
fifty cents. State that you are visiting
the camp and do not pay over fifty
cents. Report all overcharges to the
committee Trunks twenty-five cents
extra
In driving to Camp Roache come
either to Los Gatos or Sequel and in
quire the way.
LOCATION.
Camp Roache is situated upon the
spur of the Santa Cruz Mountains COM
monty known as Skyland. 1t is thirteen
miles from Sequel, seventeen miles from
Santa Cruz, twelve miles from Los
Gatos, twenty-one miles from San Jose.
The elevation is about 1000 feet above
the sea, which is in full view, distant
nine and one-half miles in direct line.
The district is thickly settled by an en-
terprising community. Within radius
of g. mile from the camp there are three
churches, two school houses and two
| trout streams. The climate is delight
| full and the scenery unsurpassed. There
are two trains, with mails, each way
daily, and the usual telegraph and ex
press facilities at WrightS. Higland
| Grange has taken steps to establish a
| telephone exchange, which is now part
ly in operation, and will perhaps be con-
| nected with the main telephone and
| telegraph lines by the time the camp
| opens 1t is a good place to camp or
board all summer.
1t is very desirable that the committee
| be able to estimate the number of at
| tendants in order to provide for their
| comfort. While the school and camp
are controlled by the grange and de-
voted to the study of rural life, it is
not designed for grangers alone or even
| farmers alone The instruction pro-
| vided is of the highest order and is
/ university extension work The intent
| is to provide few hours of such work
each day, the remainder of the time be-
/ ing devoted to the usual country recrea-
| tions It is believed that one of the
| chief benefits of the school will be the
| intermingling of teachers, farmers,
merchants and professional men in the
discussion from their different stand
points of the important topics pre-
sented
It is desired, therefore, that oranges,
alliances, farmers clubs, lodges, asso-
Citations of all kinds and individuals
| who are interested shall organize par
ties to attend the school. communicating
with the Secretary for any further par
ticulars desired and informing him as
| early as possible of the number expect
ing to come. We can make thousands
| comfortable. IL we know in time of
| their coming. We cannot, however, I'M
| dertake to provide accommodations
| largely in excess of engagements. AS
| the only profit we derive is the pleasure
| of the school and the gathering, and
such reputation for enterprise and at
! tractiveness as it may bring to our
community the members of the grange
cannot take the commercial risk Of pro-
viding accommodations which may not
be needed, nor have we the money to
do 1t, as 1t will tax our resources to erect
the building. We will, however as
hosts, do all that our means permit for