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the cantvun pullecl up at Huntington Lake Lodge. The lak-e is an artificial body of 'r,r'ater and the lodge sits at one end, alTording a beautiful t'ierv of t1-re lake and thc surrounding lnountal 11s.

Aftcr clinner in tire rt-rain clilring room, the group gathererl arouncl a big campfire. Presiclent Ferger rvas,in ch-arge of the carlpfir"'ptogiat.tt and introduced A. J (Gg.) ltussell. Santa Fi I-umber Con-rpanr'. San Francisco, rvho presiderl over the speaking and story-telling se-ssion. -\lltong thc speakers n'ere L. R. (Dick) Putm.lrn, Chicago, secretarr'-uung.. of the American Wholesalc T,utnlrer Association ; Ben \Voodhead ol' Beattmont, Texas, president of thc \\tholesalers <irganization ; [ieorge Cornrv:rll, The Timberman, PortllLncl, C)rc.; S. O. Krantz, The California Lumber Merchant, l-ris Arrgeles, :ttrd Fred Connor of Sacramento, prcsident of the stlrte Retailers Associatiorr' Dancing Until Midnight hr,ll,,rving irreakfist Sttnclltv mornirrg, September ^1 7,-the oartv startdd on the triD to Kaiser Pass' elevation 9300 feet. 'fhii part oI the trip rvas ttncler the directiorr of l)avid lI' Itecllinger, resiclent engineer of the l'dison company' They visitetl .the carnp u'here one rtnit of the tunnel rvas being driven. and N[r.^ Redlinger lriloted the partv on :rn clectric: trair.r for tttttre thatr a mile into the huge llore that rvlts being drir.en tl.rrough solirl granite tlnder the crest of the Sierras. The tunnel \\'as t() 'dir-ert $'ater from the South Fork of the San Joaquin liiver into }luntir.rgton Lake, the vnater to be rrsedio cler-el,,P h,vclro-electricity to supply patrons of thc Southern Cl:tliiornizt lldison Comp:Lny in thc San -Joaqrrirr Valiev zLnd :ts iar sottth as Los Angeles. - t)n the return irip, the 1>artv travele<l over tl're Edison Cor.npany's rvell-laicl-out ltnd l'el1-maint:rined road to a picturcsque c:tnpsite for lutich ; thence clon'n thc mortntain sirle rriith beautiful scener-v a1l along the n-ar- to the \"alle)'. :Lnd then on to the final halt at F-resno. It u'as a strenuotts trip btrt u.ell u,orth thc ettort. Ed Martin.

( )rr acljorrrnmettt into the hotel lolllrr'. olllcilils of the Sotithern Califclrnia Edison Companr-, including I. W. I-iriklicler of the Los Artgeles tlffice, a<ldressed the group. 'I'imothy Heal1', San Frlrttcisco attorney, :Llso a<lclressecl the gathering. I're,siclent Fcrger introdttceil the cotrtmittcc who lita"necl the outing: f G. F-_ergus_o_n,- chziirnran, Clovis; i'Utlcle Joe" \Iartiu, lircsno; Sam Kellner, Irresno; Dean l'rescoti. F'resno, and \\'illiarrr F. Baircl, N{aderir. The comn'rittee l-racl arranged for a finc orchestra anrl dancing t'as rrr jovc,l rrntil ntidnight.