Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-02
PROJECT is ELABORATE
River View Exposition Ideas to Be
Imported.
100000 PAID BY PROMOTERS
Novelties of Various Sorts Proposed
as Entertainment for Wash
ington Public.

Ahdioston Island was sold today to D
syndicate of Chicago capitalists and will
be transformed at once into great amuse-
ment exposition ready to offer entertain-
ment to all Washington next summer and
throughout the years which will follow
The sale was made by John d. Cough
Ian and Blair Lee trustees appointed by
the court to represent various interests
In the island. The purchasers. William
NJ. Johnson, Paul w. Cooper. n. P. Va
lerius and others of the River View Ex-
position Company, Chicago, were repre-
sented in the transaction by Willige,
Gibbs & Daniel. The price paid was $780,
600.
Mr. johnson. moving spirit in the River
View Exposition Company. has been In
the city for a week. In that time he
visited all the existing amusement re-
sorts, rode from end to end of every car
line in the District, and over ali suo-
urban trolley lines, held sat sfactory in
terviews with local capita lists, whose
aid will be given in the enterprise, and
arranged all details for beginning the
preliminary work on Analostan. island as
soon as the conditional decree or tine
court is carried to ratification of the
sale.
Interests Which Sell Out.
The principal beneficiary by the sale is
the American Colonization Society, which
for years has held title to the major
portion of the island property There are
about nine other owners of.smaller tracts.
who will receive cash for their long in
active holdings.
Laborers will be started next week
at the task of clearing away all un-
derDrush and removing the debris OF
various floods from the lower levels
or the island. AS soon as plans can be
drawn the ground will be leveled and
construction of the first series Of pa
vilions will be begun.
Mr.. johnson spent the better parts or
two days on AnaloStan Island He de-
clared this morning that he had never
seen in or near the center of any city
OF the country so ideal a location for
an amusement enterprise.
Already 1t has been determined that
the main entrance to 'AnaloStan Is
land shall be across a causeway. to he
built from near the Virginia end Of the
Aqueduct bridge, across Little river
This will carry walks for pedestrians
and driveway for carriages and au-
tomobiles. To accommodate pleasure
seekers who wish short way into the
exposition the Analostan Island Com
from the foot OF 32d street to it's own
landing upon the island.
The name "Analostan'' will be retained.
Although Mr.. Johnson and his associates
VIII import many ideas which they have
found acceptable to the public In their
River View exposition in Chicago, there
Will be no effort to ensraft the name upon
the Washington company.
Character of Attractions
While the development of the new park
will almost wholly depend upon the de-
gree of enthusiasm with which the local
populace welcomes the enterprise il has
been determined that the exposition =
Mr Johnson does not like the word
park applied to an amusement resort
OF this character-will be started with all
the standard attractions which experience
has shown will go anywhere
The addition of novelties. such as vel
vet coaster, water coaster. etc. which have
been tremendously popular in the Chicago
resort. will come later if the patronage
warrants There will be a large and
elaborately fitted cafe, a music shell, IN
which the largest and best bands of the
country will hold forth; a roller skating
rink and dancing pavilion, and a number
or the usual rides which is stage talk
for roller coasters, swings. caroussels,
etc.
1t is planned to have a lake in the CEN
ter OF the island, with water entrance
from the river. With other things ten
tativeiy considered is the construction of
clubhouse for Potomac canoeists.
An experiment probably will he made at
keeping the cafe and several of the
amusement enterprises i'm full operation
during the winter. If returns justify the
innovation II will be made a permanent
fixture.
River View exposition has upward of
10 concessions, many of them the finest
of their kind in the land. Just as rapidly
as the patronage of AnaloStan Island
warrants, these entertainment features
Will be reproduced here.
The island contains between eighty and
ninety acres. Most of this space will be
occupied by the various concessions and
pavilions.
Mr.. Johnson is a firm believer in the
value of illumination for his expositions.
He promises to make Analostan a blaze
of ineandescent globes. The freely eff
feet, secured by stringing small lamps
through the branches of trees, used in
River View. Chicago. will be repeated
here.
Analostan Island will be ready for its
formal opening early next season.
Prince and Princess Give Luncheon.