The Washington herald., 1907-07-31
DEAL
AnalOstan Island NegOtia.
tons Taken to Court.
SYNDICATE PLAN BIG RESORT
Owners Directed TO show Cause by
Friday Why sale and Conveyance
of Property should Net BE Ratified.
Purchasers Anxious to Open Place
OF Amusement Next Season.

Negotiations for the purchase Of Ana
lostan Island by a syndicate, TO be used
for amusement purposes. which have
been in progress for more than a month,
were made the subject OF an order Of the
Equity Court yesterday directing the
parties owning the property TO show
cause by next Friday why the sale and
conveyance OF the property should not
be ratified.
According to the record in the case, a
syndicate Of buyers offered the sum of
100000 for the purchase Of the property,
which is owned by Mrs Martha G.
Dewey. subject to dover interests vested
In the widows of her two deceased
brothers. The property is thus under
litigation. with membranes against II
amounting to about $4,000. In addition
TO the eighty-0dd acres Of the island
proper. there are certain wharf priH-
leges connected herewith which do not
appear in the order for sale. bit for
which $4,000. II is said, has been offered
by the purchasing syndicate.
The deal for the sale and conveyance
Of the property was conducted by Edwin
II. Pnlsbury, of the Office Of David
Moore. representing II. II. Carr. one Of
the members Of the syndicate The own
ers Of the property were represented in
the transaction by Blair Lee and John
D. Coughlin. trustees. Mr.. Pillsbury has
been appointed temporary secretary Of
the company seeking possession Of the
island, and Il Is said an Office for the
purpose Of developing the property Will
be opened at 1928 New York avenue, pro-
vided the sale is ratified By the court
Plan Amusement Resort.
II IS said 10 be the purpose of the pur-
chasers, with whom J. II. Livingston. who
started The White City" near Phila-
delphia, and promoter OF numerous
amusement ventures. is associated. to
establish on AnaIostan Island first-class
amusement resort. fashioned on the lines
Of Coney Island, near New York, and
Willow Grove. north OF Philadelphia. Mr.
McConnvlle is also associated with the
enterprise. He holds the largest amuse-
ment concession at the jamestown Ex-
position, and established several Of the
special attractions Of the War Path
notably the Battle Of the Monitor and
Merrimac."
1t is believed that Anaiostan Island is
particularly well situated for a success
ful amusement resort. and that it viii
lend itself admirably TO the purpose. The
promoters have not as yet Formulated
more than tentative plans for the enter
prise. but several OF the most popular
drawing cards at the jamestown Exposi-
ton will be brought here when the fair
closes. Others will be added. until the
resort will compare favorably as TO size
and variety Of amusements with the best
in the country.
Anxious 10 Open Next Year.
One Of the special points made in the
petition before the court, requesting an
immediate decision as 10 the ratification
OF the sale. was the urgency required in
making contracts with concessionaires be
fore the close Of the exposition at James
town. II is expected that with the con-
veyance Of the land affirmed by the court
the company will move rapidly to-
ward its occupation and development, so
that the resort viii be ready at the be-
ginning Of the amusement season of 1905.
10 IS said that arrangements have been
made for the immediate expenditure Of
5000, 10 put the island IN condition for
setting up the shows. It is also estimated
that the permanent equipment Of the re-
sort viii cost in the neighborhood OF
$4,000
The subject Of street car facilities 10 the
island has already been taken up with the
operating companies, and it is expected
that the principal car lines will either
provide direct connections 10 the island
by means Of transfer cars or that a loop
VIII be provided so that cars can be run
over the Aqueduct Bridge out to the
island. where the passengers will be dis
charged.
Analostan Island was originally the
property of the Marshall family. of Vir-
ginia, and some Of the old buildings Of the
estate are still there.