Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-01
WRlGLEY bUIS AN ISLAND
= ramous Chewing Gum Man to Develop
Pacific Pleasure Resort.

WRIGLEI bOIS AN ISLAND
= amous Chewing Gum Man to Develop
Pacific Pleasure Resort.
| One of the biggest real estate deals
, ever put over in California is now an
assured fact and details can be fur
nished by the interested parties ac-
cording to a Los Angeles, California,
correspondent.
Mp. William Wrigley, Jr., manufac-
turer of the famous "Wrigley's Spear
mint" one of the chief stockholders
in the Chicago Cubs" ball team and
an officer and director in a total of
fifteen enterprises in various parts of
the United States, is the head and
controlling interest in a company
which has taken over Santa Catalina
island. The purchase price is close
to $4,OO0,00O and several millions more
will be spent to make the island the
sreat show place of the Pacific coast.
Included in the transfer are practi-
cally all of the $4,000 acres Of the
island, the new 100000 Ste. Cathe-
rine hotel and its appurtenances. ten
thousand head of sheep, two large
steamers which ply between San Pc
dro and the Island, feet Of glass;
bottom power boats and other proper
ty of the Santa Catalina Island COM
pany.
This news Is of interest to every
past, present and prospective visitor
to California, in fact, it is of parti-
cular interest to the country at large,
for it presages an era Of expansion
and development in our home resorts
in keeping with the tendency to culti-
vate domestic tourist travel which the
war has so strongly intensified.
The officers and directors in the new
Santa Catalina Island company are
some Of the most enterprising business
men in Los Angeles county. The
general manager is Everett H. Seaver
who directed the Fulton shipyards at
San Pedro during the war and who
last year built successful wooden ships
at astonishing speed for the govern
ment. Mr.. Seaver's record as build
er of ships is equalled by his fame
as an employer Of labor in all his
period of service at San Pedro there
was no rumor of labor trouble.
David Blankenhorn, well known
Los Angeles business man is presi-
dent of the new company. He recent
| ly received his honorable discharge
from the United States army where he
ranked as captain.
1--WE intend to make Santa Catalina
Island the greatest summer and win
ter resort In. America" said Mr.. sWrig5
lew aBeyefop asz1tli ssTf1gress as
| rapidly as possible and when business
warrants we will put on more steam
ers. There is room for half a million
new cottages on the island and Sec
ond new hotel Is projected for early
completion. 1t is my plan to make this
gem of the Pacific a resort Of such at
| .ractiveness that it will be the mecca
for visitors from all parts Of the
country"
There are many unique features
found at Catalina" as the island Is
called locally. In one vast expanse
are the frames of $50 tent cottages
| which in summer are covered with
canvass, furnished completely and
| rented by the day or week just as ho-
tel rooms are rented. This Is the fam
Gus Island Villa. Another summer
settlement is made of hundreds of
tents completely furnished for house.
keeping.
The -bottomed power boats, al
| ready mentioned make daily trips
over the Marine Gardens-through
these boats the visitors get such
sights of a great ocean world Of vege-
tation and fish as can be had nowhere
else. Here is a realm peopled with
brilliantly colored inhabitants SWIM
ming through forests Of feathery ver-
dure. Huge tree-like ferns waver
and bend with the motion Of the wa
ter. Great stalks Of kelp touch the
bottom Of the boat. From the strange
| sea- a-cucumber" that clings to the
ocean floor and is said to be one of
the lowest forms of animal life, to
giant tuna fish and sea bass, which
are the delight Of sportsmen, the
range Of species, size and appearance
of these creatures of the deep Is ut
terly astounding.
Above water are scores Of seal,
some of them weighing a ton, summing
themselves and their young on the
rocks. The bald-headed eagle perches
himself on a crag and haughtily, sur
veys the scene while flock Of stormy
petrol scurry away before the boats
advance. Yonder on a cliff some
mountain goats enjoying the scenery
and herbage. Over and above all are
the bluest Of skies, reflected in the
depths of the deep blue sea.
Mr.. Wrigley, as the worlds great
est chewing gum manufacturer, has
been said to be one Of the largest
contributors to mems lasting enjoy
ment among all who make for creature
comfort.
His plans for the development OF
Santa Catalina Island for the tourists
and pleasure seekers who flock to
CALIFORNIA; sun kissed shores will en-
title Mr.. Wrigley in double measure
to all the credit he has thus far at
tanned as the most extensive purvey-
or of Americas own famous confec-
tion-the stick with the flavor that
lasts.
Just as we have looked to advertis-
ing to build up our business" said Mr..
Wrigley, 80 shall we make known
the fame Of Catalina Island. The pow
er Of the press is one Of the worlds
greatest agents of advancement With
out advertising it might take twenty
years to accomplish what advertising
makes possible in one."