The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-20

start with but enough ground will be
reserved to make an eighteen hole
course possible If the club so desires.
The fact was brought out at the meet
ing last night that II Is strange cir
cumstance that makes 1t is possible to
secure such a large amount of acreage
in such close proximity to a high class
residential district like Homewood
Land Bought Cheap.
Acreage on the Indiana side of the
line is worth $4,000 TO $1,000 aer.A
while on the Illinois side of the line
the land has been purchased for be-
tween $500 and $500 an acre.
The project is the result of the ac-
tivity Of George Hannauer, s. w. Tracy.
Dr. II. E. Sharrer, Rev Charles Albert
Smith and a number Of other country
club enthusiasts
The property which Il is proposed TO
use for this purpose was recently pur-
chased by John f. Fitzgerald, T. S.
Betz Peter w Meyn, A. NJ. Turner, will
liam H Gostlin and a number of other
Hammond business men as an invest
ment.
| When it was suggested that the land
would be excellent for country club
purposes the golf enthuiasts OF Ham
mond became interested. They pointed
out that no other city in the county
would have the advantage of having a
Ecountry club at the back doors of their
residences. The accessibility of the
property inside it ideal for the purpose.
/ Course Excellent.
Thomas Bendelow. who has laid out
several hundred golf courses in the
United States. came out and looked over
] the ground. He said that 1t would be
ideal for the purpose.
| Negotiations were opened with the
Iowners of the property with the result.
that an excellent plan has been devised
to purchase the property and finance
the project.
The land is located along State Line
street from Carroll street south to DE
Itroit street. 1t Is proposed to extend
tall of these streets for short distance
into West Hammond and subdivide lots
on either side OF them.
These lots will be sold to only the
better class of West Hammond people
$50 that the character of the Residential
district will be maintained. In fact one
of the reason why the people of Home
wood are expected to become Interested
in this project is the fact that it will
forever protect their property from tn.
encroachment of undesirable neighbors
Lots VIII Pay For Land.
| There will be in the neighborhood o
30 fifty foot lots in the new subdivision
and it is expected that enough none,
will be realized from the sale of thes
| i+a iof -ol,,l
will use or country club purposes. Ii
this way the proposition will becom
an investment that will make 1t posi-
BILE for those who go into it to secur
. the return of their original investmen
with interest.
1t is proposed to induce twenty Ham
mond men to put $4,000 each or so me
to put $4,000 each into the propositio
and in this way raise the money neces
sary to purchased the property.
1t should be stated in this connectio
: that the men who purchased the prop
lerty are retaining ten acres to pay tn
interest on their Investment and fc
their work in negotiating the purchas
Iof the property.
It was agreed last evening that this 4
\ a most liberal offer and makes 1t posi-
BILE for the business men of Harmon
to secure an excellent site for a count
club at a nominal figure.
Committee Appointed.
A committee is to be selected rha
will take an option on the property an
: make an effort to raise the .rone
mong the interested men in the city.
F. The project was outlined by A.
!, Turner who pointed out that a club {
. this character. located so near the res
Dental district Of the city, would be
great factor in attracting a high grad
/. lot of people to the city.
1t was pointed out that the clu
house would be used by the wives {
+, the members of the club for the pun
! pose of entertaining their friend
. There will be a cafe in the club wher
a business men can eat their lunches
. Among those who discussed the var
y Gus phases of the question were Georg
N Hanauer, S. W. Tracy, CHARGES Albel
+ Smith. Peter Crumpacker and DR.. H. j
n Sharrer.