Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-26

HAsNSs land visited the Isle OF the
Et4t 81 milionaires during his last
l:fl5}5SE III weeks trip 10 the south.
H2t..$.sbJ There is no doubt he was
Hi; q very near TO it. But the de-
ay5sF2{ tails oil his journey have been
lE,Slt}.s Il kept secret, and no one knows
IU,llg1sh whether he has been wddlng
vi tHHtR about the swamps trying to
IItHnFlhN'l bring down the festive snipe
IFlP1F = with his gun or whether he
NHSS q a has been rolling in the lap OF
;%s { o ,lluxury with the nabobs OF the
United States.
The Isle OF millionairesl
Have YOU ever head OF itl 1t is a
lone retreat for the Robinson Crusoes OF
Wall street and Fifth avenue. A fairyand
belonging to club whose members
have men Fridays by the dozen and who
live in palaces rather than huts. visited
it during my recent uio to the south. 1t
lies just about eight miles from Bruins
wick, Ga, surrounded by the warm salt
waters Of the southern Atlantic. 1t be-
longs in common TO about five score
,riiIionsirrs II is estimated that the
aggregate fortunes of lis owners loot up
several times one hundred million
dollars, and it is said that every man who
loiis within its club house spends his
tens oil thousands OF dollars year. 1t
is known as Iekyl Island, and IT was
bought as millionaires' resort. The
,,a,,hershin fee at the start was s6,o.
- H.. .I,,;ss;o,, IL, ,i,. cirb
uN' @'' wv '""' -
is now worth thousands lhe isIahu
cost the club sI25,oo when ii was only
n s,retch nj sand ,narsh and forests.
9. - ,,,,,..a,,. - .hou,,rds os
o'lee '"eH ''"'''''"S ,"0N'''1'
dollars have peen EXPENDED upon H. ana
when | visited il | found an army OF
vorkmen puttipe I'D new buildings,
,I.,,;,. ,I,,, ,ro.s AND ,,,l,;,o
other expensive improvements iof the
winter season.
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NJ" asr',r,,
FNi'"N''
No one can land on Jekyl Island I'M
less he has an invitation. Steamboats,
cannot stop there, and the millionaires
are as safe from intrusion as they are be-
hind their English buffers IN their homes
ia the great cities. The privacy OF the
rich surrounds them and the golden key
OF blue blood allied 10 wealth is required
before membership to the club can be
obtained. 80 far little has been said
about the club in the newspapers. Some
of its members. venture, look down on
newspaper men, and one especially, who
belongs 10 the Vanderbilt family, and
who usually sails down here from New
York in his yacht during the winter, al
ways has private secretary with him to
keep of the press. Sui, there are
newspaper men among the members, and
notable figure is the lion. Joseph
Pulitzer, who comes here after New
Year tor his winter rest He has for the
past two seasons rented cottage at
Jekyl, paying, am told fl.5oo Tor SIX
IN merely have n roof over his head,
Think OF paying more than $50 day for
the privilege oil ilvlng IN two'story
house. Add to THIS perhaps SIS adj
dilional, ana you nave ABOUT the ualiy
expenses oil ore man az JeEyl. lie
brings his horses WIN nm. lie
mas SIX, "nie'i so''N '' 49, sPS" -,
some weeks In advance IN oTder mat
they may be acclimatea before nus arr,
val. He has MS private secretary, ana
his own servants, ana ms family chei
keeps his table suppileu 10 sucn an eS-
tent that he hardy Knows the uiierehee
between this desert is'and ana ms own
house at home though smut Oh from
the world. however, tue "ofio Is NOT
shut oil from MN lhere Is teIeph9ne
and telegraph line running from JeRyl
10 the mainland ana ne Is IN as close
communication almost WIN ms ONCE IN
New York as though ne were IN me
editorial room al me Top oil 'hs g,ea'
building On City Hali square J. Fler-
pont Morgan gels away rom MS ousi'
ness cares by coming 10 Jekyi ouaIu.
ed by the sea ne rlues ana uilve5 ABOUT
the Island, and WIN me hiaIaiis lamp
OF MS fortune clothes MS soi'uue WIN
luxurious ease
WHERE THE uI11IoNAIREs COME FRo.t.
Before take you WIN me on WISH 10
me island, let me say il'tle more aDout
the members OF tue ciup' "A list oil them
lies before me, ana see tnht lneY come