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There can be little doubt that any golf course anywhere was "constructed" as quickly as Orono! By July 4th the little "golf house" was ready, putting cups and flags were set, tee stands arranged and Orono was open for play. Tickets were sold on opening day for 350, and the first adverse comment came rather early in the morning from one male golfer who stopped to have a coke. Wiping the grime from his face while looking as tho he had just emerged from a torture chamber, he muttered, "Mister, why don't you get a horse and a gun?" This for all of our efforts and 350! But is was not all that bad. So great was the demand for a place .to play golf that over 1,000 rounds were played that year before the season ended. The year 1925 was one of continued struggles tho improvements were made all along and despite the condition of the course the- play was doubled. At this point much credit must be given to the Woodhill Country Club officials of the time. It • -was obvious that these men were in complete sympathy with my desire to provide a golf course where the average wage earner could afford to play. Permission was given to borrow tools and to buy seed, fertilizer and top-dressing materials from the club at cost. The skilled workmen at Woodhill were able to give a lift when time permitted. The trust that the Woodhill officials had in me was far too valuable to violate. I look back with great pride and satisfaction to the fact that when the books were balanced each year they were found to be a bit in favor of my sponsors. . The present clubhouse was built in 1926 and my bride of June moved in with me in early July. It was to be our home for the next 38 years. Our business got out of the red' that year, and remained in the black for the next eight years until the devastating drought of the early 1930s. The drought period will be dealt with a bit later. The two inch well at the house was drilled just before the house was built and a large pressure tank was installed in the basement. From this tank a two inch pipe ran out to a standpipe that was equipped with a quick opening valve. Frank Eisinger could now pull his tank wagon under the standpipe and fill it with water in a few minuted! With additional water we were now able to construct some teeing areas. It was about this time that Frank Anderson came to work with us.