The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-03
NEW LOCATION
.OF COUNTRY CLUB
Popular Resort for Society
Leaders TO Be Moved to
Terrace Heights.
PROMINENT CITIZENS
ARRANGE FOR CHANGE
New Clubhouse and Better Golf
Course Will Be Desir-
able Features.

Through the efforts OF It's older mem
bers, prime leaders and influential men
OF the community, the Country cluo'
which FOR years has been the rendezvous
and pride of the social set OF Salt LAKE,
Will, in the near future. change us pres
ent location to one OF incidentally great
er adequacy for It's purpose. and one
which. at the same time, viii admit Oh
improvements that will make OF 1t ono
OF the most attractive spots and we'll
organized social concerns Of the west
AT a special meeting OF tho men apof'
referred TO- held last evening at the ava
club, negotiations were successfully con
cluded by which ten conspicuous mem
hers and business men OF tho city pur-
chased a 240-acre tract In Terrace
heights on the east bench Tor Spu.ooV;
which is TO become the iuture s'tS w
the Country club. According TO plans
outlined at the meeting. the building OF
Il club house, and the completing oil GH ),
tensive improvements in connection "l,n J
the place. VIII neccssitate an ass
expenditure OF Sl2o,OOO or more
Seeking New Location.
Early last May the problem Of I'm finding sa
ciIit!es of the present club were taken
up by the leading members; IL wa
found that the golt links on tho prSSSS,s.n.
site. the club hoase, and other facllitiss
for appeasing the desires OF the mem
hers were decidedly inadequate. Al t!la'
time the present prime movers N ihs ~
change offered 10 purchase suitaUIe
tract upon which club house coulo pt
erected according TO the desires OF tne
members, and upon which links and ON
er grounds could be improved to vie Wit
any In the country In eNcei.ens eNcs-, Nave
Since that time these members nay.
been carefully casting about for siie
that would meet all requirements. A.
length an option on the Terrace heigh.SS
10 be one OF exceptional excellence
When the matter was placed beioTe my
club, 1t met with instant approval S any
tho leaders set 10 work 10 close tne uedi a.
contract. -,
The men behind the move are D. e
Jackling. c. w. Whitley, r. =. GemtneI
r. Il. McGurrln. Il. w. Salisbury, o. j
Salisbury, +. S. Bascom. George e. Gum
j. Frank Judge and c. X. MeGurrin
These men have purchased the 2io,aCre
tract for 500. 900, and the GROUNDS WIZ oe
used by the Country club organlzatioI
under a lease OF indefinite period The
site is the same distance from the cit,
as the present club, about three m>les
BY June next. an extension OF the loca
traction company street car Hhes WI
be made to the door OF the new club 10,
carton The building OF magnificent
club house. the preparing OF an eighteen
hole golf course, with turf grass sur
face the construction OF tennis courts ailc
sundry other improvements viii be start
ed at once, and Will cost over sl2o.0oo.
BY tunneIipg at the foot OF the noun
tain this side OF the Emigration opening
splendid water was found. which is no"
being piped TO ali sections OF the future
Country club site. With this commodity
On ideal location. the street car line x
be constructed and the realization OF tht
elaborate plans OF the leading lights o
the club, the new site and organization
appears destined 10 become one OF the
best OF it's kind in the west.
VIII Rush Project.
Present members of tho club will b'
admitted as members In the new orGani
zation, Membership Will be classcd a:
charter, bona fde and social, with The
customary initiation fees and dues pre-
vaillng Work is TO commence at once
and with the completion OF essential pre-
parations. the Country club will remove
10 its prospective new home, and the
present site will be abandoned In th'
course OF time
Aside from the inadequacy of the pres
ent location. It was found that the loca
ton was listed within the bounds OF th'
Forest Dale townslte. which is within th'
county unit n dry territory. The new
location will be within the limits OF Sal
Lake. where prohibition does not prevail
This played an important part in th'
contemplated change,