The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-13
SPIRITED
MEETING IS
ON RECORD
Committee Is Appointed 10
Confer With Association
Over Clubs Price.


i The membership of the Hammond
Country Club will OFFER the Country
Club Association. owners OF the prop
erty, price for the grounds anq cluo
house in the near future. II was de-
cided last night. A committee OF rfre'
consisting OF B. J. Ste elman, 7 r.
Tenant. George Chapin. Fred CEunl-
packer. r o. Winckler. w. j Nc
Aleer Roscoe Woods. Judge V. s.
Reiter and Glenn Peters was appoint.
ed by President Conan Scott TO de-
wise d plan of purchase. They decided
to make their own appraisal and otter
a price. as the association hao ~tilef
TO do so. The meeting vas the most
re representative turn out OF members
ever held N the clubs history.
a tentative estimate OF the amount
at which the property could be pu.-
chased was made by A. NJ. Turner a
member OF the association. who indi-
Gated that 100000 would probably be
an acceptable price.
MAY LOCATE FURTHER SOUTH
Should the association and the mem
bership fail TO come to an agreement.
the club has the recourse of purchas-
ing property south of Hammond win
the money to be raised and build an
other club.
P W. Meyn asserted that it was "a
serious mistake" on the part OF the
association in nqt giving the member
ship an opportunity TO buy the club
The option on the property, which has
been given TO the officials OF the Cook
County Forest Preserve. would have
undoubtedly resulted in the club and
golf course being lost TO Hammond.
had not the contemplated deal become
known.
The option held by the Forest Pre-
serve on the club is verbal one. and
while there is a moral obligation that
the association stick 10 The agreement.
members of that body indicated that
it might be Cancelled
WHAT'S IN 1T FOR FOREST
PRESERyE.
There is more than a suspicion that
the officials of the Cook county For
est Preserve will profit greatly should
the deal go through. Hints of
''rake-on' were passed freely il
privately last night among the 200
members present. Tho appraisal Of
the property by the officials will Re
accepted without question by the
state OF Illinois, and a feeling amount
! ing almost TO certainty is evident that
this is the plan.
a price of $500 an acre might be
set on the property. The generally
accepted appraisal is about 81 600.
What will become of the extra $500 is
the question. VIII the association
profit? There is no doubt but that
the officials OF the Forest Preserve
will Is this the reason for the at
tempt TO keep the transaction under
cover?
The Hammond Country Club is the
property of the Country Club Ass,-
citation. d group of thirty men who
bought the property. built the golf
course and club house. and leased it
to the membership.
LEASE RUNS YEAR BY YEAR.
Later. the club being in arrears ac-
cording to the terms OF the lease, q
new agreement was made. suppressed
ing the old. whereby the club was
rented at a rate of $3.50 per month, The
lease running from year TO year Ac-
cordngsto this, the club has no rights
beyond those granted 10 the end OF
the rental year under the law. There
is. however, a moral right
Attorney Fred CrumpackeS speak
ing on this idea. pointed out that the
members OF the association were also
members OF the Hammond Coun,ry
Club. and therefore there should be
no question as to the right Of the
membership to be offered an oppor-
tunity 20 buy the club. In lengthy
discussion. which went to the heart
of the question, Mr.. crumpacker asked
that the association present a propo-
sition TO the club for the purchase.
He was loudly applauded for his re-
marks
1t was brought out at the meeting
that the club is essentially a poor
mans club, the dues and entrance Zee
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