Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-01
Good News Announced Fol-
lowing Meeting of Men
Who Advanced Project.
22 SIGNED UP IN DEAL
Each Will Put $500 Towards
Venture to Finance Pro-
posed Club and Links.
TO HAVE MORE MEETINGS
Site for Club is Ideal 0ne---
All Who Aid Project Are
Assured of Returns.

A country club. with golf links
and clubhouses, is assured the citi-
zens of this city. This was definitely
decided at a meeting in the Elks
Club yesterday afternoon by
nine members of the committeeman
who have been putting forth every
effort to form a golf club in this
vicinity. The club will purchase the
Kelly farms as the site on which
to establish the links and club
houses. The financing of the pro-
posed club has been accomplished,
it was announced, by twenty-five
interested persons subscribing $500
each.
The property is an ideal location
for a golf course. as 1t Is situated
Middlesex county and has a fast
line trolley station on st. Georges
road adjoining this property. This
ground is divided into two equal
parts, part of which is on the east
side of st. Georges road and part
on the west side. The east side
contains fifty-seven acres of land,
which has been laid out in 700
building lots. The west side will be
the site of the golf links and club
houses. There are buildings on the
property that can be used as club
houses and after being remodeled
they will be as fine lot of buildings
as any organized club would want.
At present the surface on this site
is covered with a turf of down.
grass, which is ideal for golf play
ing.
The ground on this property is
high, being lis feet above high
water tide at the highest point, and
has a southeasterly exposure. The
golf course. when completed, can be
used nearly all year round, as it
drys very quickly. being all tile
drained. Gas. electricity and city
water can be had on the ground so
that all modern conveniences can
be used.
1t Is the intention OF the commit
tee to construct nine-hole golf
course. as it is impossible to build
an eighteen hole course at this time.
Ground for larger links can be ac-
quired adjoining this site at any
time, and 1t is believed that within
the space of few years the enlarg-
ment of the grounds will be neces-
sary.
After the golf course and club
houses are completed, it Is planned
to sell 700 building lots on the east
side of the road. The money OBJ
tanned from these lots will be used
to reimburse the persons who in
vested funds to establish the club,
and any surplus will be used for the
advancement of the organization.
All those who invest in the forming
of the golf course will be given a
one hundredth share i'm the club
property. The purchase price, of
this ground is $4,000. AS it is par
ticularly adapted for golf playing, it
is well worth the money. those In
back of the project declare.
The committee is desirous of get
ting 100 subscribers of $500 apiece,
been obtained work will be started
on constructing the links and re-
modelling the houses. A meeting of
the committee will be held in the
Elks Club at 1880 o'clock every
Wednesday afternoon until the fifty
subscribers have been secured, at
which time title for the property
viii be taken by the members of the
committee.
The golf club is not going to be
named until all plans are completed
and work on the grounds is under
way. The committee Is open to sug-
gestions for name of the club, and
will welcome any name that any one
has in mind. 1t has been suggested
that the club be called the Perth
Amboy Golf Club or the Middlesex
Country Club, but these names will
be put on file until others have been
suggested and voted on by the club
members.
The committee plans Junior
membership for the club. which will
be comprised of young people who
are interested in golf playing and
who will not have own stock in the
club. A certain fee per year will be
charged these members for the
privilege of playing on the course.
which will be within the financial
reach of all. 1t is also planned to
establish a first class dining room
in one of the club houses for the
benefit of members.
Perth Amboy is the largest city
in the country today" said w. b.
Pratt, one of the committeeman,
that has no golf club. Thirty-five
years ago golf was almost an un-
known game. but today there are
thousands of golf clubs all over the
nation, and nearly 100000 people
are active players of the game of
golf. 1t is the intention of the COM
mittee TO form one of the best clubs
that exist, and all effort is being
made to get things under way as
soon as possible.
MANY places and municipalities
have built public golf courses, but
Perth Amboy is handicapped in this
matter. The ground is not available
for a city controlled club, as most
OF the property suitable is taken up
in clay banks and factory sites. Golf
is one of the great American sports.
and it is hoped that much interest
of the people will be shown in this
worthy endeavor to form a golf club
for the benefit of Perth Amboy and