The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-07-06
TO SELL THE ISLAND
JACOBS ISLAND TO BE. TURNED INTO
A SUMMER RESORT.
KENosHA PEOPLE INTERESTED
The Properly will be Transferred Next
saturday-Price Paid was S12, 900
$4,000 will be Expended at once II
Improving the Island

The old story of the sale of Jacobs
island for uses as summer resort is
again going the rounds, but this time
it is reported that the deal will GER
tainly go through. According to the
latest story tola company has been
organized consisting of number OF
veil known citizens of Chicago, Mil
waukee, Racine and Kenosha, and the
purpose of it is to buy the island and
convert it into a beautiful place for
summer homes.
Mr. Jacobs was seen Wednesday
night in regard to the story and stated
that as yet no transfer had been made,
but that he thought the property would
be sold to the company next Saturday.
He said that the plan had been worked
up by Clarence Snyder, Racine in
surance man, who formerly lived in
this city, and that the company had
been organized for some time.
It was the purpose of the company
TO have ten members, each member to
pay $4,000 toward the purchase and
equipment of the grounds. 1t is known
that seven have been secured and
portion of the money has been deposit
ed to secure an option.
The other men interested with Mr..
Snyder, as far as has been made public
are W. W. StrongSand Dr.. N. A. Pen
noyer, of this city; Harry Wallis,
president of the Case company, and
William Crosby, of Racine, and DR.. 81.
B. Favill, of Chicago.
Col. Strong was seen last evening
and when asked in regard to the matter
said that he was one of the men who
had decided to go into the deal, but
was of the opinion that the deal was
off. He said that the company had
been seeking to secure possession of the
island for some time, and if the move
was at last successful, it would mean
that the place would be greatly i'm
proved and made into a beautiful place
for summer homes.
The capital of the company will be
10000. Of this amount $4,000 will
be paid to Mr.. Jacobs for the land.
The remaining So, 900 will be expended
in improving the property. The plan
is to drill several artesian wells and put
in complete system of sewers and
make the island a model village for a
summer resort. A landscape gardener
will be engaged and the island will be
terraced on the side facing the lake, as
well as facing Pike river. A small
pier will be built and it is possible that
a small launch will be bought for the
purpose of connecting the island with
the city by the lake. Other improve
ments have been planned, but will not
be carried out until some of the property
has been sold to people desiring
summer homes.
No more beautiful spot could be
found along the lake for the building OF
such resort. The island, with the
land which is included in the purchase,
contains little over forty acres with a
lake frontage of nearly half mile. 1t
is high and dry and easily reached from
the city,
Several times the large brewing
companies have sought to get control
of the island, but all the deals of this
nature have resulted simply in talk.
The new company will take charge
of the place as soon as the transfer is
completed and work on the improve
ments will be pushed as rapidly as
possible.