Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-02-02
IRONTON, MO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY q NUMBER

towns naVe naue Ino pFoJec0 pos
sible. They banded together and
at an investment of nearly $500, 900
will establish the Arcadia Country
Club on 5000 acres of land in the
heart Of the Ozark Mountains and
with entrance gates near the
"Shut- ms"
The plan of organization was
evolved several months ago, by a
coterie of local and Kansas City
business men. The first tangible
steps toward completion will be
taken tomorrow, when application
will be made in the Circuit Court
OF this city for pro forma decree.
Within five days, the required
time by law, the Secretary of
State will be asked for a charter.
The club is to be state wide
organization and will be operated
strictly on a mutual interest basis.
The charter members of the club
include many of the wealthiest
and most influential business and
professional men of this city and
Kansas City, St. Joseph, Han
nibal, Joplin, Sedalia and other
cities.
The present headquarters are in
the Third National Bank building,
where contracts are being let for
the improvement of the club res
eryation. The charter member
ship of the club was limited to 200,
but several days ago that number
was obtained and now applica-
tions are on file for 236 more.
A site for the club has been
bought. It includes 5000 acres of
land, and besides being on the
direct. line of a railroad also is
reached by the new 100-mile auto
mobile boulevard now in process
of construction. All but nine
miles Of this ROAD have been
finished and this is under way. 1t
leads to the entrance gates of the
clubs reservation.
j. D. Muskopp, the landscape
expert, is engaged in laying out
the reservation for club purposes.
This large reservation is the
only compact body of land in the
State which is in such close prox-
unity to railroad. The greater
part Of the tract is densely wooded
and is interlaced by streams hav-
ing their source in clear, cold
mountain springs. From all the
forest, except the game preserve,
the underground is being cleared
out, this giving the grounds a
parklike effect.
A large lake called Killarney,
two golf links and innumera BILE
tennis courts, besides opportunities
for other summer sports, will be
provided, Archery will be foster
ed in the depths of the beautiful
natural forest, and coon hunts, ,and
'possum barbecues will be special
features of the fall months.
The plan of operation is unique.
Each membership in the club car
ries with it deed for a bungalow
site, on which a summer home
may be erected. The restrictions
surrounding these deeds are only
those necessary for the protection
of the entire club. No dictation is
made as to either architectural de-
sign, or the exact location of the
building. The entire club grounds
will be the front yard of the
bungalow owners.
The main clubhouse has beer
designed by Eames & Young oi
| St. Louis, and it will be tho
roughly fire-proof structure. 1
will be two stor es high, and con
tain 400 rooms, and will be entire
ly surrounded by spacious
verandas overlooking one of the
most lovely and extensive views
in the State. The cost of this i'm
posing structure is greatly lessenec
by practically all of the necessary
building material, such as gra vel
sand, cobblestones, powders am
logs, being already at hand. Th
architectural design has beel
made to harmonize with the rug
ged nature of the country.
All members are entitled tC
equal rights in all the club privi
leges, boating, fishing, hunting
the use Of the clubhouse, athleti
field and floating garden. Thos
who enter the club will come b,
invitation only, and on the rec
ommendation of a Membership
Committee, composed of fit
members. Each section of tn
State is represented on this com
mittee. The chief duty of tn
copomittee will be to zealousl
guard the club from any undesir
able encroachment, The electiv
State officers including Unite
States Senators, Judges of the Su
preme and Appellate courts, an
the chief officers of the Fish an
Game commissions, are honorar
members during incumbency
They are entitled to all privilege
of regular members.
The first officers of the club are
Former State immigration Com
missioner John HI. Curran, presi
dent; president of the st. Lou
City Council, John III. Gundlacf
t fret vice-president; T, G. Young
architect, second vice. president
the Reverend Fuller Swift, Area
) dia, secretary, and F. N. Cheney
resident manager of the Massa
chusetts Mutual Life Insuranc
Company, treasurer. These fiv
men will also act as the fir
Board of Governors.
Realizing that Missouri is !
urgent need Of reservation !