Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . The picture It is the aim and object of the Company to shows one of the tented cities that was nestled make the boarding-house self-supporting. Theunder the branches of a large oak tree near men are charged 25 cents per meal, and everythe town of Knights Landing in Yolo County. endeavor is made to keep the cost down to thatHaving provided the camp equipment com- figure. To do this requires careful manage-plete, it is necessary to provide the eatables. ment by the cook, as the crew is constantlyA great many things have to be taken into changing in numbers, an


Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . The picture It is the aim and object of the Company to shows one of the tented cities that was nestled make the boarding-house self-supporting. Theunder the branches of a large oak tree near men are charged 25 cents per meal, and everythe town of Knights Landing in Yolo County. endeavor is made to keep the cost down to thatHaving provided the camp equipment com- figure. To do this requires careful manage-plete, it is necessary to provide the eatables. ment by the cook, as the crew is constantlyA great many things have to be taken into changing in numbers, and the lost time in moving enters intoconsideration. Men doing lineconstruction work,like all other out-door work, have as arule, healthy appe-tites, and it is apleasure to see themwith a contented lookon their faces after consideration in fur-nishing a movingcamp with groceriesand provisions. It isabsolutely out of thequestion to providelarge quantities ofthe varions articlesneeded, as the costof transporting themfrom one place to. Kitchen and dining


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