The suburban citizen., 1900-09-01
A MUCH ABUSED RESORT.
BsaCh'S Inn Ripped Up and Down
the Back by the Daily Papers,
A Few Facts that Will Eelp
Right-rlinded People In Form
ing a Correct Opinion of
the Place.

Beachs Inn is another one Of those
Infamous resorts" as the daily papers
say, at Chesapeake Junction. 1t is
situated on the hill Immediately ad-
Joining the Columbia Pleasure Park on
the south, and is owned and conducted
by Mr.. A. Beach, who spends practi-
cally his whole time looking after the
comfort Of his guests. 1t is a two
story building having ladies and
gents dining rooms and private din
ing rooms for large parties. A few feet
from the main building there has been
erected a large dancing pavilion that is
open at all reasonable times for the
free use of guests. Music Is furnished
and dancing is INDUCED in every week
day evening until about IL O'Clock.
The entire absence of slot machines
and other gambling devices gives the
lie to all the published yarns about
how young men go there and are in
duced to part with their last cent on
the slot machines that no human be-
ing can beat"
Vast throngs of people have been
entertained at Beach's Inn since 1t was
opened, about eight or nine months
ago, and during that whole period of
time Mr.. Beach informs us it has not
been necessary for the authorities to
make a single arrest. Not a single
one, and yet the sensational dailies
have for some time past been holding
this place up before their readers as
one Of "the infamous resorts at Chesa-
peake Beach Junction"
In this connection it might not be
out of place to mention the fact that
on the evening of August 10, when it
was announced that a boxing match
would take place between Creedon and
Peyton, a crowd of upwards of 1000
people assembled on the grounds sur
rounding Beach's Inn, and although
the boxing match was stopped thus
giving great prOvocation for disputes,
leading up to quarrels and fighting, it
will forever remain a fact that no quar-
relng or fighting occurred and no ar
rests were made. The crowd assem-
bled, amused themselves in various
ways and gradually melted away,
scarcely a cross word having been
spoken during the entire evening.
When it is considered that the crowd
was made up Of what the daily papers
said was "a gang composed of all the
toughs of Washington" it must he ad-
mitted by all fair-minded men that if
Mr.. Beach can handle them in such an
admirable manner he must be con-
Quoting a place that is a credit to
Prince Georges county and the State
of Maryland.
Our readers must remember that
Mr. Beach has no connection, either
direct or indirect with the fighting
ring. 1t was erected on ground ad-
joining Mr.. Beach's property, but he
has no interest in the building or in
the glove contests that We're scheduled
to be pulled off there.
If Mr.. Beach would let certain tough
characters run his place after their
own fashion, smash furniture, break
glassware, upset everything and final
ly set fire to the place, then all would
go well and the daily papers would
probably say he was conducting a
mice" place-"nice" because anybody
could go there and do as they please.
The proprietor Of Beach's Inn is not
a drinking man, and in the matter of
respectability there is no doubt but
JhdI ne WbuIu NOulpult very lhNOIdDlg
with those who revile him and seek to
cast discredit on his methods Of con-
Quoting a country road-hOuse
In his home town in Virginia he Is
very highly spoken Of as "a square up
right man, who attends strictly to his
own business and pays his bills
According to our way of thinking
such a man is much more desirable
adjunct to a community than another
who reyiles him and whose sole stock
in trade consists in being "a kicker in
community of kickers."
During the past year Mr. Beach has
added about $4,000 to the taxable vllua
tion OF property in Prince Georges
county, and great many people will
watch with anxiety to see whether the
county authorities will attempt to con-
1scate his property to please certain
sensational daily papers and other
gossip Of the District OF Co.