The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-09-01
bEM|DJI TO HAVE
TOWN and COUNTRY
CLUB AT B|RCHM0NT
Club House to Be Built; Will
Buy Sixty Acres of Land at
- Head of Lake.
N1h> +>LE GOLF COURSE
AMI TENNIS COURTS PLANNED
Expected to Attract Summer Visitors
From All Parts of the
Country.

Inc present season has demon
strated that Bemidji is fast becoming
recognized as Minnesota's most popu-
lar summer resort. Reports from
railroads indicate that the erection
of the new Birchmont Beach hotel
and cottages has attracted wide at
tention, especially in Iowa, Nebraska,
Illinois and Missouri.
Best Hotel in State.
10 maintain the reputation and
keep pace with the start made, Be-
midi must furnish her guests and
citizens more summer pastimes and
place herself in a position to better
entertain the hundreds of summer
visitors. It is generally conceded
that we have the best summer hotel
In the state, located on one of it's
most beautiful lakes in the midst of
natural scenery that cannot be sur
passed. This in itself attracts sum-
mer visitors, but entertainment in one
form or another, which will appeal,
should be supplied.
Nine-Hole Course.
Plans are now under way for the
construction of nine-hole golf
course to be established under the
auspices Of the Bemidji "Town and
Country Club" A suitable club
house is to be built with spacious
parlors and screened porches for the
convenience of the club members and
their families. Shower baths, clothes
lockers, etc., are also among the con-
veniences mentioned.
Golf is Popular.
The game of golf is recognized as
one of the most popular pastimes in
the world for men and women. It
originated in Scotland where some
of the finest golf links in the world
are found, some of which are more
than one hundred years old. The
people of the United States have
taken hold of this sport in vigorous
manner and today all large cities and
most of the smaller ones have beauti-
fully kept golf grounds and we'll ap-
pointed club houses Grand Forks
and Fargo both have splendid grounds
laid out and maintained by clubs who
have combined golf and tennis. This
has also been suggested for Bemidji
and local business men are enthusiast
tic over the idea.
Plans Not Completed.
A definite plan Of organization has
not yet been completed, but sugges-
tions along the following lines have
been advanced. A suitable piece of
land of from so to6O acres will be
purchased, preferably lake shore
property in the vicinity of the Birch
mont Beach hotel. A nine-hole golf
SouA oC WILL OO AoAu OuC NY SO1l GA
pert. This land will be cleared and
seeded this fall so as to have a
good turf next summer Two or three
tennis courts will be erected near
the club house, which should be built
on the lake front. These will be on
the Town and Country club grounds
and maintained by that club.
Membership Limited.
The club membership will be linn
tied and the payment of membership
| fees to the original organizers will
probably be permitted in installments
thus working no hardships on any one
wishing to join. Local enthusiasts
state that the organization of such 6
club will bring the best of summer
visitors to this city and that if prop
erly conducted will result in bring
ing hundreds here who would other
wise go elsewhere.
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