South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-17
FIRST COUNTRY
CLUB ORGANIZED
Tentative Plans Contemplate
Organization With Capital of
Around 100000.

No definite estimate of the cost Of
erecting a club building on the pro-
posed country club site west of the
city was made at a meeting of the
committee investigating the details,
held Tuesday in the offices of +. ;.
Fish of the Studebaker corporation.
The committee consisting OF b. G.
Stephenson, ]. d. Oliver, +. II. O'Hara,
NJ. p. Reed, H. w. EldredgC, w. ID.
Bryan and w. A. McInerny, was APP
pointed to approximate the cost Of the
club house and other buildings. in
Guiding the golf course and other ex-
penses.
H. w Eldredge chairman. stated
Tuesday that the approximations had
not progressed far enough to make
public report Just how soon this
would be done, ne said he did not
know, but declared that the commit
tee was hard at work and would make
rs findings shortly
A prospectus at the present time is
being drawn up and a committee of
100 citizens apI-inted by Chairman
Eldredge will begin work of soliciting
citizens of this city and nOn-residents
as we'll
The meeting held Tuesday in Mr.
Fish's offices at the Studebaker cor
poratiOn was very enthusiastic. and
IL was reported that things looked par
ticularly bright and optimistic for the
organization Of the club. The project
was discussed at a meeting Monday
night
South Bends first permanent coun-
try club was organized Monday even
ing in the Red room of the oliver no
tel by % citizens of the city interested
in such an organization The initial
plans and obstacles which the organ
iZ0tion will have TO meet were dwelt
upon by "a mum Der of prominent men
among whom was +. s. Fish, OF the
Studebaker corporation.
Tentative plans were drawn UP UNI
der the supervision Of Fish, Monday
morning in his office By a committee
composed of Sam Adler, H. W. Ed
ridge and NJ. p. Reed. These plans
were read at the meeting last night
and were believed TO be well balanced
generally.
According to Fish the club must or
ganize with minimum capital OF
$50 600 and a maximum of SIS, 200.
A club house must be built which will
attract tourists who travel the nation
al highways and one that will draw
the best golfers and spOrtsmen of the
country to this section, he said.
committee of seven investigated
eight tracts of land which could be
purchased by the club for their home
and decided on one known as the Mil
lixen farm. The tract contains III
acres of land situated west. of the city
on Chain lakes bordering all three of
the lakes. The Milliken tract has the
natural features for a championship
Is hole golf course according to
George A. O'Neill of chicago. a cOun-
try club architect who made a survey
of the land a few days ago. Access
to the proposed country club site can
be gained over the Division street road,
the Michigan avenue road, and when
the Washington street road is opened,
which Is already being planned. "a d.
rect highway TO The club viii be had.
The two interurban lines pass the
north side of the grounds.
Mr.. Fish. who is very enthusiastic
over the scheme, spoke of the advant-
South Bend but TO northern Indiana in
general. He - q member of a number
OF Chicago golf and country clubs as
well as clubs of New York and of the
south and is familiar with the way
i'm which they must be managed TO in
sure success.
There Is no reason why. with such
a golf course with all the natural ad-
Vantages which this particular tract
affords. should not attract all the golf
ers of the middle west and within
three years the course should draw the
middle west tournament which Will
bring a large number OF people to this
city" said Mr.. Fish. The natural
advantages which we have here will
save this club thousands of dollars
which Golf club usually has TO pay
and with this extra money we can
build such a club house that we will
have all clubs of Chicago and other
cities OF the middle west backed off
the map in regard 10 golf courses"