Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-21
CLUB TO
START WORK SOON
BUSINESS MEN IN
FAVOR OF I'RoJEcT
Present Board of Directors VIII Be
Increased to Eleven Members.
Oarsmen Training Hard
for Races

Directors of the Los Angeles Athletic
club announce that work on the new CLUB
building at the corner of Seventh and
Olive streets will be started as soon as
sufficient funds are pledged for the pur-
pose. To that end the lists were reopened
last week, with the result that nearly
$4,000 was pledged, the subscribers being
some of the biggest oil men and financiers
in the city.
The list looks like the roster of bank
directorate. and is substantial guaranty
of the soundness of the business PROPOSE
tion offered by the club.
Among the men who have put their coin
into the project of late and who Will help
improve the clubs property are Col. j. B..
LanSershim, Joe A. Chanslor and e. L..
Doheny, the oil kings; Peter Hack and
George e. Huntsberger, real estate men
with large holdings; Maj. II. M. Russell,
M. II. Whittier, T. c. Mennell mining and
oil men, e. P. Johnson. jr., the Maier
brothers, NJ. ]. Nolan, real estate opera
tor; Thomas Haverty. e. B. Tufts, c. e.
and e. C. Anthony, automobile dealers; o.
P. Bryon, Adolpho Hartmann of the Hoe
gee company, H. II. Cotton, ]. G. McKin-
ney, C. Modini Wood, C. w. Brashear,
John Brink Senator F. p. Flint and others
of like standing
An increase in the directorate to eleven
is also determined upon and several of
those who have recently identified them
selves with the club are talked of, but no
announcements have been made.
Twenty applications have been received
and posted on the bulletin board at the
club in the life membership class. This
departure of the local organization Is in
line with the policy of eastern athletic
20 al lnl In, IN,
stallments of s125 on application, the same
when work starts and $3.50 on completion
of the new building, the member is ex-
empted from dues during the life of the
club This pays per cent on the whole
amount, or IL per cent on the investment
after the building Is completed. ]. W.
Morrison, F. A. Garbutt, r. A. Rowan, L.
p. johnson, jr, C. M. Wood p. Max
Kuehnrich, A. w. Redman, Mayor Harper,
e. c. Anthony, F. G. Schumacher, Robert
Marsh, John E. Stearns, w. M Garland
r. w. Kenny, w. F. Botsford, j. w.
Squires, Edward L. Doheny and DIR. W.
Jarvis Barlow already have applied for
life membership.
The conditional memberships offered at
$25 with application, $25 when work starts
and $50 on completion of building have
been accorded the privilege of not paying
dues until the member desires to make use
of the club, provided he does so not later
than the completion of the new quarters,
and these too have proved themselves
very popular. A member has the option of
availing himself of the privileges from the
start If he desires, and a number already
have done so.
Plans for the new quarters will be pub
lished within two or three months The
flattering reception accorded the stock has
greatly encouraged the directors, who feel
that their policy of no promoters stock
and equal treatment to all who invest in
the proposition is bearing good fruit.
The rowing regatta at San Diego Is at
present topic of interest around the club,
and Physical Director AL Treloar is work.
ing hard to put his men into good shape
for the contests. He Is giving individual
supervision, and being one of the best
oarsmen Harvard ever had his coaching
bids fair to prove of much value.
Some of the handicap men are being
picked to win the billiard tourney, 1t
being thought they stand a good chance
with the scratch men, so evenly are the
abilities Of the contestants regulated by
the handicaps.