Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-30
PROPOSED GREAT
AMUSEMENT PARK
Offer of 100000 Made for
Analostan Island.
COURT PROCEEDINGS TODAY
Interested Parties Have Attained Sue
cess at Other Places.
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE ISSUED
Proposed Purchaser Desires Immediate
Ratification in Order to Carry Out
Certain Contracts.
Interested Parties Have Attained Sue
cess at Other Places.
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE IssUEI

Unless the Indications are erroneous this
city is to have, by next spring. the finest
amusement park south of New York, COM
prising all OF the eighty acres Of Analos-
tan Island. in the Potomac river west OF
Georgetown, and conducted by the men
who have made successes of Luna Park at
Coney Island, N. T., Willow Grove and the
White City, near Philadelphia. and the
largest amusements on the Warpath at the
jamestown exposition
-Four hundred thousand dollars is to be
expended In improving the island and put
Ing up the anus ,ments. and work is to be
begun as soon as the papers transferring
the property to the Island Park Company
are signed. 1t is expected that the deal will
go through in few days
Inc negotiations for the sale of the is
land are in the hands of Edwin H. Pillsbury
OF the real estate office of David Moore
Mr. Pilisbury has been elected secretary of
the new company, which will have offices
at 132S New York avenue, over Mr.. Moores
| real estate office.
Offer of 100000.
An offer to purchase Analostan Island
for 100000 was today reported to Justice
| Anderson. presiding in the Equity Court, by
under an equity proceeding involving the
island and certain wharfage property in
Georgetown, belonging to the estate of the
late William A. Bradley, senior. The court
issued a rule against the parties in interest
to show cause next Friday why the sale
should not be confirmed.
The trustees report that July II they re-
| ceived from David Moore. agent for H. H.
Carr, a written offer to purchase the prop
erty for $100. 900, less q brokers' commission
| of $1,000. with which was inclosed a de-
| posit Of $1,000. The terms of the offer are
| stated to be $4,000 in cash. and a trust
for $75,0 900, to be secured on the property
payable in five years. with interest at s
per cent. The trustees informed the court
that they are advised. In behalf Of Mr..
Carr, the purchaser. that his offer Is made
with view Of immediate ratification. his
circumstances being. they are advised such
that he should be informed at once whether
| the court will approve the sale. His purpose
Is, 1t Is stated, to make and carry out Ger
tain contracts.
Appeal to the Court.
The trustees attempted to get all the
parties in interest it is stated to consent
to an immediate ratification, but as one of
the beneficial owners declined to unite in
such an order, It was deemed desirable to
seek rule against all the parties. SO that
If any objection to the sale exists 1t may
be heard by the court.
Analostan Island together with the wharf
property mentioned, is owned by Mrs.
Martha G. Dewey, subject to dover inter-
! ests as to two-thirds Of the holding vested
| in the widows Of her two deceased brothers.
The membranes on the estate. together
| with accrued interest. are Appropriated by
| the trustees in their report at $123. 900. The
| wharf property which is not included in
this sale, contains about 10000 square feet.
and an offer Of 100000. it is said. has been
AS proof of that 100000 is fair market
value for the Analostan Island property, the
| report has attached to 1t signed statements
| by Charles P. Stone. James ]. hampton.
Gasch & Birge. B. B. Bradford: Willige,
Gibbs & Daniel; H. Bradley Davidson and
James F. Hood, realty brokers. all Of whom
say that they consider the sale at that
price a good one.
Plans for Ideal Resort.
The plans for the transformation Of Ana
| lostan Island contemplate making 1t an
| ideal summer amusement resort very much
| on the order of the best section Of Coney
Island. II carried out in their entirety.
AnaIostan Island will be the finest resort
| of its kind south of New York. and, indeed,
one of the best in the country, bar none.
There will be wide boardwalk around the
entire upper end OF the island. with a dec
orative pier and boat landing. The attrac
| lions will be of the better class and will
Include faithful representation Of the bat
| tie between the Monitor and Merrimac, a
| shooting gallery. Japanese village, German
village. dancing pavilion. destruction OF
| San Francisco. Hale'S tours, caroussel min
| iature railway, penny arcade, baby incu-
ba tor f1re-fghters. shoot the chutes and
| many others. In addition there will be an
elaborate scheme of gardens and several
| splendid picnic grounds.
There are two sets of tentative plans UNI
der considera ton concerning the manner OF
transporting the public to the island. One
plan contemplates the operation of barges
between the island and several boat land
| ings from the foot of New Hampshire ave-
nue.. and the other plan Is for the extension
OF street car tracks from the Aqueduct
bridge to the island over the old causeway.
Men Of Experience.
Among the men who are interested in the
enterprise are ]. II. Livingston. who started
the white City near Philadelphia built
Pine Beach, near Norfolk. Va, and Is in
terested In other amusement resorts; Mr..
McConville, who has the largest amusement
concessions at jamestown, and the men
who are behind Luna Park, at Coney Is
land, N. Y.
1t is stated that the individuals in uues-
ton, who are experienced in conducting
the largest amusement enterprises in the
country, regard Analostan Island as one
or the best natural parks in this country
and will not stop at any reasonable ex-
says at the close of the jamestown ex-
position this fall he Will bring here many
of the principle attractions Of the War
| Path, such as the Battle of the Monitor
and Merrimac." Battle Of Gettysburg.
| and others. The new park will also have
| a duplicate of the famous Mountain Rail
| way. Of Willow Grove. Philadelphia. when
| feature alone will cost, it is said, $s00O0.
AnaloStan Island was originally the es-
| tate of the Marshall family OF virginia, ana
| the ruins of the old manor house ana out.
buildings are still a picturesque feature o,