Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-18

The Prospective Summer Home OF
SINGLE Tux Wen.

"rhe SinPle-tax people could not
afford TO live ia expensive hotels in sum
msr, or even patronizs the modern sum
Iner boarding house" said William L.
Oroasdals 10 World reporter, ''sud so
we have started little in the business
ourselves. We bought large tract of
country in the town OF Forestbnrg, Sulli-
ven county, and we ara trying to do all
in our power to make it pleasant abode
Ia the summer for sympaihizs-s of the
Single-tax theory"
Mr.. Oroasdale is we'll known as one of
the editors Of Henry Georges paper, the
StdndEd
Two years ago the feasibility of a
country place for the members of the
Single tag CLUBS was discussed and
shortly afterwards an association was
formed with small cash capital. Land,
which the members had been told was
plentiful at 81 an acre, was either under
wa er G. all rocks. so they multiplied
their working capital by three and
bought up large tract OF country near
Huguenot, in Sullivan county. The site
is 10 miles from Port JerVis.
After q journey by rail to Hueuenot
there ia another ride by buck. board to the
Single-tax paradise.
In tho early summer the Single tax fol-
lovers utilized the original buildings on
the farm. They turned big, rambling
country house into uBe and named it
1.-The Camp" Thither most of the menu
b rs of the SinRle-tax clubs went on their
sumner vacations.
The property is named Merriewold,
which means merry wood, only the club
name Is 800 years old. The township OF
Forestburg, in which Merriewold is
located, has only about 200 Inhabitants,
40 that ia the time to come the Single
tax advocates will not lack elbow-room
when they take an outing.
Already cottages are being built.
Lawyer Louis f. Post erected for HIM
self last winter q cottage, in which he
has lived all summer. Lawyer Post is
the secretary and tsea,urer OF the Merrie-
void Park Association. O. b. Cooper,
New York business man of this city,
has built q cottage upon the prop
erty and E. Yancey Cohen ana W. T.
Croasdsle are building. 1t is expected
that the number Of cottages will increase
considerably next summer. Some invest
ors felt timil about spending money in
such wild .un;ry, but now that they
| SEQ prospect OF big unearned incre-
ment they are 2raeirg enthusiast C. kond
/ Cor don 10 psestden. f the association
and Editor William 4. IlTossdale is the
vice. president. A proposition 10 erect q
hotel to accommodate the iChGx OF
Single-tax advocates next hummer il now
bsfore the association.
Mefriewold is l 500 acres in extent and
/ 400 feet above tbs sea. II il princi-
pAily hills, but there are level spaces
here and here. The Single-tsx men say
they w6uld like til place much better
hG d there bsen more woods, but they are
cheered by the belief tsat In the course
OF dozen ysars or 20 they will have o
iine growth OF young trees on the prop
arty. A beautiful lake lee near the main
road. Il now covers AZ acres of land.
Editor Oroasiaig says that dam will be
built in tins to inoraRse its urea to 100
acres. Then the Singls-tax Club will
have one OF the finest fishing preserves
in Routhern New York.
William McOabe, the printer, is very
enthusiastic over Merriswold He says
that iae t1penHe OF O two weeks vacation
ia within the means of every wOrkingmau.
II ID hoped by the leaders OF the move
meat that the scheme will prove con-
tagious, and that many resorts similar to
Merriewold would be started all over the
country.
Membership is not confined to the
Henry George Sngle.tSx clubs. The
articles of incorporation o. the Merle
void Association provides for the admis-
sion OF all. However, at present there ia
not member OF this sssleiation VITO IL
not q believer in Henry GsorRe's doctrine
O. taxation. Editor Oroaadale says that
the single.tsx irfluence will be stsoog a;
all times, and If anyone ia likely 10 be
annoyed over SinRle-tax talk ho would do
4 VOL to keep away from Merriewold.
Henry George il not in the MerrieRold.
His sons own few shaTas of stock.
II do not think that oan afford TO
buy real estste," aaid MI. Georges. ~
told some OF tie orranizsrs OF the asso-
citation 80. The public, no matter what
my interest W and however deslroug
might to zee my friends epiog them
selves, would at oHos put It down 10 my
greed for money and the bailding mp OF
my fortune, about whioh SO much is
written. hope, sowcvar, that she pro.
jent will grow. We cInaot hope for
much, but In timo 1t will be Biroag H.
lustrati0n OF tins uuesEned Increment.
Mir. Post says that an unahrned increment
8. MerriewolI is unlikeiy."