New Britain herald., 1927-04-02

! Chase pI llls ItOIIl'St"dl the con- recticut Farm association also ac- { quired five houses, consisting oi
 one main building and four -ood i houses but smaller in size. The main building contains l4 rooms. averag-
 ing about 12 by fl feet and a din- ing room IS by 4o feet. The house | IS in the best state Of preservation and can easily be converted in a 1 modern home.
 l It is provided with ample hall space and shady porches. It is equipped with electric lights and is supplied with clear cold water through g pipe line from a natural spring which gushcs out Of q high nill in the rear of the house.
 In addition 10 the five houses there are six spacious barns. one of which Is lighted by electricity Nine sheds, three practically new silos, also a complete supply of most modern farming tools and macliin- cry are included.
 The stock consists Of 70 head of tiN ll'', bN bt N llItIl sIt ItS1SltTtI, two yoke of oxon and one span of mules. The beef herd is Of pure bred Hereford cattle. 4 herd of Guernsey COWS supplies the milk for the home There is a large stock of fowl of which the management ex- poets to have 2,500 laying hens be- fore summer
 An artificial lake is in 'he course Of construction. The dam will be 400 feet long. The retaining wall is being built fr1 rock blasted from the premises and heavily rein forced with cement and will be six feet thick. Several hundred pounds Of dynamite were used to blast q ditch eight feet deep, going down 90 solid hard ground and rock upon which the foundation will rest. The lake will be filled from brook which flows from natural basin, which is covered at present with woodland.
 Several hundred cords of wood will be cut and tree stumps blast ed out to make a clearance for the lake. The revenue derived therefron will be applied towards the outlay Of building the dam. When completed tho lake will cover a stretch of ground three quarters Of a mile in length and over a sixth of mile in width. II is situated 100 feet from the Norwich East Haddam road on the place known as Raymond Plains.' In the center 0. the lake arc shade frees of such magnficence that the management will leave them in their natural state. The ground will form two wooded islands. The lake will have a shore front of three miles one side of which will have a sand and gravel beach. leading to swimming pool. | will be stocked with an abundance of game fish.
 The next improvement to receive attention is an IS hole golf course, q double tennis court and a large baseball field. The golf course will be built on the plain in the ,direc- tion of East Haddam road. It will be as near a natural golf course as can be found. One Of the buildings adjoining the golf course will be converted into q comfortable club house. A double tennis court will be built near the club house as well as a spacious ball field. Plans gre under way 10 equip all buildings with modern plumbing. electric lighting and steam heating An ice house is also being built with capacty for storing 25o tons of ice. \ dance casino will be erected in the near future.
 The fields between the state high way and Devils Hop Yard will be used for parking. The space will easily accomm odate 5000 cars.
 The golf links, tennis court and camp sites will not be restricted en- tircly to the use Of Pythian mem hors and sisters but will be let to the public at reasonable renumera- 'lon- Tn" revenue derived from all sources will he applied solely to the maintenance of the home and .arm. Many requests for camp sites have already come in.
 The eggs from about c,500 Leg horn hens also be q source of rev "nuo and Nr. Amcs hopes for good results from the capon industry. The association expects 10 rent cottages and camp sites around the lake to Pythian families exclusively, at nominal cost, which nevertheless will amount to a large sum per req son. A gasoline filling station will Dc built on the road passing he ground 10 Devils Hop Yard, and re- freshmcnt places for tourists cross ing the farm. This road. the only road available for reaching Devils Hop Yard, state park, is used daily during the summer months by thou sands of automobilists. The manage ment of the home is expecting to derive considerable income from these visitors. All the vegetables, meats and small fruit, also ice cream and cake will be produced on the farm.
 The main building is In the course of improvement and inmcd- late plans are made for it's adapta- Iion for a home for children of members of Knights Of Pythias. r | will bo devoted mainly for summer months accommodation; but the as sociation plans shortly 10 have sev- eral children make use of the home, i There are fine rural schools in the ! vicinity to take care Of the chil- dren's schooling.