Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
HOLLYWOOD
GETS CLUB
SUCCESS OF NEW VENTURE is
ASSURED
GROUNDS POSSESS NATURAL
BEAUTY
Leading Citizens Of FoothlIl City Push
Enterprse--WiII Have Capital
Golf Links and Magnlfi-
cent Club House
NATURAL
POSSESS
BEAUTY

Hollywoods Country club Is an assured
success from every standpoint. The land
has been secured; the membership num-
bers nearly 100 and stock subscriptions
have surpassed the most sanguine expec-
tations of the leaders
deal has been closed with Albert H.
Beach, who owns the land in the beau
tiful canyon where the golf links and the
club house will be situated. The club gets
120 acres of land.
Mr. Beach owns about 100 acres in
that locality.
The az course will include some of
.he most difficult and novel hazards OF
any links in California. At the lower
end of the course the golfers will play
through a walnut grove that will be pre-
served, and should be the source of con-
siderable revenue. The grove has not
been given special attention, yet the in
come off 1t last year was over $500 and
will probably be even better this year.
In preparing the links few trees will
be cut down and everything possible
done to preserve the great natural beauty
of the hills and valley.
The brush will be cleared away over
the prospective golf course and the grad
ing will be taken on contract. Little grad
Ing Will De necessary eACePL WHeio lHe
ho.es will come in the small canyons.
The valley is fairly level, having a
gradual slope toward the mouth of the
canyon. Surveyors have completed the
line and engineers report that the pro-
posed tunnel through narrow hill is
entirely feasible. 1t is intended to cut
the tunnel through the hill in order that
easy access to the club house may be
had from the electric car line. When
the tunnel is completed a business man
may leave his office in Los Angeles and
inside of thirty minutes can be slipping
cool drinks on the veranda of the club
house, or can have his clubs and be on
the links, without any unusual exertion.
Tennis courts will be laid out and it
is likely to be an easy task to establish
fine set of courts just north of the
club house. No grading of Importance
will be required to get the tennis courts
in order.
Back of the club house is a small ledge
of stone which is believed will furnish
all the stone necessary in the building of
the club house. At this point it has been
suggested that an open air swimming
plunge be constructed. The refuse from
the stone quarry will furnish the low
embankment for the plunge and it will
be both easy and inexpensive to es-
tablish it,
North of the club house in the extension
of the canyon it is proposed to establish
the trapshooting grounds and revolver
range. This is expected to constitute ar
excellent feature of the new club.
In the valley beyond the upper line OF
eucalypti is a space which would make
a fine pony polo field. 1t is intended te
level this space, and in this natural am
phitheater of natural beauty hold the
tournament of the future. The hills sur
rounding this place would furnish nat
ural grandstand that would accommo
date 10000 spectators and all of then
have seat. ~
The officers of the club are: M. c
Mason, president: Frank F. Hoover, sec
retary; DR.. E. o. Palmer, treasurer. Th'
board of trustees is composed of tbs
following officials and c. w. Walker ant
Schuyler Cole