After graduating from Stanford he became president of Yosemite Park and Curry Company.

Many other overnight accommodations are accessible and can be reserved through the Yosemite Park and Curry Company.

For hotel reservations within the park, call the concessionaire, the Yosemite Park & Curry Company, at 209-252-4848.

In 1924, the hotel's ownership was transferred to the Yosemite Park & Curry Company as it had proved a large financial burden for its previous owners.

The foundation will then immediately turn over the 800 or so park buildings in which the Curry Company holds an interest to the National Park Service.

They have agreed to sell the Curry Company at below market.

Yosemite Park and Curry Company began operating the camp in 1926.

Edward C. Hardy, president of the Curry Company, said it was "business as usual" until the ownership issue is settled.

"Our intention is not to hold up the sale of the Curry Company," he said.

The Curry Company pays the Government 75 cents of every $100 of its gross receipts, paying $589,500 in 1989.