The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-01
YACHT CLUB TO HAVE A LAKE.
,~oTHER Feature TO he ADDED
10 THE HANDSOME GROUNDS.


me club Already Possesses-The
,arsh West of the club House To
"a. converted Into n Lake, tO0NS3
rect. aud Suspension Bridge
rhrown Across From the Blum.
cost Il HeIng betrayed by Nolun-
.r, contributions From Members.
foundation Being Provided for
uo,,linE AIley.
rr .Li.lon 10 the various new improve
,,.s.. az the Savannah Yacht Club. which
,.,. already been mentioned. there f. an
worry considerab bic Improvement IN
-..ss OF which many OF the members.
arc not yet aware. The improve
r.ef IS being made by the voluntary con-
...o.ons OF tie members Of the club
-. be.nr included in the scope o. th"
MAN of new improvements decided upon
.. clio club some time since.
T.. row Improvement consists 81 COT.
,.rfrs the stretch OF marsh just west OF
... club house into a lake. and the Work
e.. .s.s end - already under way. some
,.a..a viii doubtless make the comment
IL, there IS water enough already IN
,r. r..rlbornood OF the club house. and
...t Goo add a lake where there Is already
orssr win be TO create a superhuiiy Of
eood thing.
This s not the idea OF the members
Of f-e Improvement Committee however,
ro- &. the idea OF those members Of
tss clue who have had the matter ex-
= a. Ia.
,a.s-- Of the plan. and Il is under his
u-. sion that the work is now being
,s-r.I on Mai. Bacon has had this pur-
r.s .n mind for a hong time, but has
oet suoken OF Il 20 few friends. walt
iee fs- the proper psycholOgical moment
10 s8r.ns IL on the members. Win rhe
mrt of Improvement which now POS
..s-e- the club. Mai Bacon concluded that
tae time had arrived 10 put his plans IN
.ss.aron and accordingly unfolded them
% SOM, OF the philosophical members,
U.ta something more than gentle hint
f1. Z .atribution. The contributions were
promptly forthcoming. and the work has
faar under way for week. II Is a fact
taat "a majority Of the members OF the
club know very little about what Is being
ddr. and some Of them know nothing Al
aI about b. In this work Maj. Bacon
las lls hearty approval and cooperation
~ h.s brother members Of the Improve
mont Committee. Mr. H. a. Palmer and
Mr james 81 Dixon.
The stretch OF marsh owned by the club
for some go feet west OF che club house
hs. flr some time been about the only
uuutractltc feature OF the place. The
tides overflow h ana leave fish aud other
animal matter To- decay there ana when
The wind Is from that direction there Is
au unpleasant odor. II was generally
looked upon OF course. as one OF the
natural Incidents 10 a salt water resort
and there were no complaints on this
s.are Mai Bacon saw. however. where
fnis undesirable spot could be done away
u and feature added 10 the general
scheme OF Improvement which could not
i41 Co meet with approval
Tho piece Of march that is 10 be until
iz-l for this purpose IS about - feet In
length hv IS IN breadth II viii be walled
M from the river by strong
bank or dyke This bank will
Do about "a feet az the base by feet above
~ present level and VIII be constructed
Il oyster shells and river mud, which Is
expected 20 give "a very durable embauk-
u.at trunk will be provided ~ a con-
violent point where the water viii oe
soUed to flow IN and out az high tide.
al which viii be closed as the tide fails
q order 90 keen the water az the desired
depth ln the lake. Tho trunk will act
4 auomaucally m order 60 respond to the
movements OF storm tides.
Vas Bacon only broached his idea about
ZEN DAYS ago. but work has already been
alHer wuy for several days and IL IL OK
| B. ed TO have the Improvement com
4 nated witnin thirty days. About 3oqo
taat Of lumber hus already been sunk ia
fe maush, chiefly as sheet piling. and
4 several thousand bushels OF oyster shells
i AFe been used 10 furnish the foundations.
"Hen the embankment Is completed "a
sfal beach will he provided on the outer
tue The bun side OF the lake will b.
ia3ied
AS an ornament to the lake as well as a
natter Of convenience. suspension
bridge viii be thrown across II from the
la, touching the embankment and ter
mlnauug on a floating platform on the
Iftr, which IS intended for the conven-
iefce OF the ladies i'm embarking 70 and
Rom their boats on their yachting trips.
lae long cable. which was stretched
sound tho grounds al che Elks Fair for
Ne purpose OF shutting OF the track for
he chariot races from the tents. has been
- 1red by Maj Bacon TO be used in con.
Huelng the suspension bridge. The cable
strong and In good condition and Mai.
ia'on predicts that IL will not only make
Heht and attractive bridge. but one
witch Will hold as many people as can
Hard ON H.
Mai Bacon says that he trusts that
some % Savannah's millionaire citizens
III present the club with a couple Of
Nans for the lake. a pair OF gondolas has
4 eh9 been suggested. but whether ITO
lnet from" or not has not been decided.
e9ne Of the youngsters. whose fathers
a'e members OF tho club. are already hav-
rs model yachts made 20 sail upon the
Jake ana this is likely TO prove great
'pert Tor the juveniles. II Is proposed 10
f'.k the lake with hsh OF several differ
ta' saritics
aa Improvement Committee. or which
Mlarman James NJ Dixon Is chairman
ts great deaf OF work 20 its credit
ihe foundations are now being provided
. '.f one OF the most complete bowling al
fis Co boz found IN this part Of the coun-
The alley will be located just on
board walk to the boat house. and
Nt.'}-seven large piles are now IN place
. '01 Ire being driven down In the marsh
y Iiruish the foundation for the struc-
we Ine bowling house. for which an
que design has been prepared by MIR
p W. Whoever. will he 100 feet Ia length
4 @Nh 90 ate-room 90N2S. Tho Brunswick
Aite-colender Company. famous a.
N4lacturers OF billiard and pool tables
'.ner sporting apparatus. have been
." 'ie contract FOR "a double alley. and
.nd out their own workmou for this
.o'' The alley Is expected TO be com