Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25
NAPLES COUNTRY
CLUB BUILDING
COMPANY FORMED WITH CAPl-
TAI OF 100000
Members to include Most Exclusive
Class Of Los Angeles and Coast
City Observation-Disclosures
Plans Agreed Upon

The Naples Country Club company
has been organized with a capital Of
100000 for the purpose of erecting on
the coast of Naples the wonder city
OF red-tiled roofs and grand canals,
the finest country club house ever
planned for the comfort and enter
tainment of an exclusive membership.
The great project has been under
consideration ever since the Parsons
conceived the idea of creating as II by
magic wand reproduction of Naples,
the famous italian city, the capital OF
Campania, nesting as it does at the
edge of the lovely bay of Naples,
which i'm scenic beauty and loveliness
of Surroundings as a part of the Tyr
rhenian sea, canopied with the deli
cate blue sky of Italy, is counter
part of our own charming Alamitos
bay, with its blue waters of the Santa
Catalina channel refreshed by the
ever-recurring pulsations Of the ma
jestic Pacific. Unlike uncertain Mt.
Vesuvius the Sierra Madre as a back
ground with "Old Baldy" and Mt.
Lowe standing aloof as massive sem
tinels are beacons of glad welcome to
the people of all countries to come to
the fairy land of California for length
ened lives and enhancing rounds OF
recreation on land OF sea.
Country Club Promoters
John S. waybright.sG George NJ. Che
noweth and C. A. Neil have been most
active in promoting the Naples Coun-
try club proposition and special credit
is due them for their untiring and
successful efforts in effecting the or
ganization. 1t is planned to limit the
membership to 400, the membership
fee to be $3.50, dues in proportion, no
LIZ. IL l. 10, \,
out knowledge and consent of the di-
rectory. Many applications. have al
ready been received from members of
the Jonathan and California clubs and
other exclusive organizations.
The plans for the club house, drawn
by Architect A. G. Benton, have been
accepted by the management. Ferd
K. Rule has consented to act as tenn
porary president of the organization
until such time as the members may
select a directory to choose a full set
of officials and name the active COM
mittees. The club house will cost
about 100000, occupying four acres
alongside the San Gabriel river an
acreage that required an outlay of
$780, 900.
SpIendors of Scenic Advantages
The site for the club house is on
the highest ground above Naples,
commanding a splendid view of the
mountains the sea, Catalina island,
San Pedro, Alamitos bay and Long
Beach. One hundred additional acres
have been acquired for use as golf
and tennis grounds.
Plans provide for a magnificent four
story fire-proof building, with cement
exterior, red-tiled roof, built over the
main grand canal in Neapolitan style
of architecture. The club house will
contain ninety rooms, dining room and
cafe on first floor, also billiard, bowl
ing, card and smoking rooms, ETC., the
basement being set apart for SUBJ
division for complete garage and kim
dred accommodations.
Tower and Gardens
The beautiful tower planned to
adorn the bridge will have elevator
service. The main body of the tower
will be constructed of glass, flanked
by italian gardens and other orna-
mental effects.
Features attractive to the exclusive
membership, aside from golf and ten
mis- playing, will be fishing, motor
boating, hunting, rowing, etc
Toledo Way will be extended from
Naples past the club house to Long
Beach, connecting at that city with
the Grand boulevard leading to Los
Angeles.
Electric car service will be provided
for the Country club, the station to be
established two blocks distant