The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-09
ADDITIONAL GROUND WILL BE
SECURED AND LINKS EXTEND
Ed MANY YARDS.
Possible That Membership Campaign
VIII Be Put On and More
Taken In.

Ambitious plans for the improve,
ment and extension OF the golf course
OF the Wheeling Country club were
formally put on foot last night.
A largely attended meeting was held
at the club house last night. 262 mem
bers being present either in person or
by proxy. comprising practically the
entire membership OF the club. y ~.
Wilson presided and Singleton Paul
acted as secretary.
W. c. Abbott explained the plans Tor
the purchase Of the proposed addt'
tional grounds. He explained that the
club owned az present only 10 acres
In fee simple. this being the ground
on which the club house is located.
The club has under lease a tract OF u
acres OF land belonging to Mrs. J. w.
Bates. and il is on this tract that most
of the golf course is located. The lease
will not expire for Is years.
Present Course Small.
While the golf course Is reasonably
satisfactory. it is found on Saturdays
and holidays to be uncomfortable
crowded. and a longer course IS deSlr'
able. The present course IS only o'4oV
yards In length. while the regulation
courses average from $500 10 $500
Yards. r Is felt that a course 1000 TO
1900 yards longer would not only ac'
commodate more players. but wouId
also give the club a course equal IN
length TO any in the country.
Mr.. Abbott explained that members
OF the club had made inquiries into he
purchase OF the Bates tract and had
taken options on 1t. They also secured
prices and options on an adjacent oil
acre tract belonging TO Mrs. B.. ). saw
age, and on another adjacent tract OF
107R acres belonging TO Mrs. W. L.
Hullihen, the price OF the total 200 y
acres being S102,5 500.
The acquisition OF this property
would give the club more than ample
ground for an excellent golf course,
and would provide q numoero I resi-
dental sites which might be sold TO
ADVANTAGE at some future lime II IS
believed that with this addition no bet
ter location for the Country | coul0
be found.
judge James W. Ewing stated the
legal steps necessary for the club as Il
IS al presetn organized. 10 take IN TINS
important movement. He offered a
resolution that the par value OF the
present outstanding stock OF the
Wheeling Country club he reduced
from 500 per share TO SIS per snare
The motion was adopted unanimously
Organize Holding Company.
A second resolution offered by MI
Ahboo, authorized the directors OF the
Wheeling Country club 10 lease or pur'
chase from a new corporation, Which
was 10 be organized later. the three
tracts Of land already authorized pur'
chased. The plan is TO organize a
holding company 10 purchase the lands
and for the Wheeling Country CLUB 70
lease such lands for a long period OF
Years and on terms that just cover me
initial cost.
MIR Abbott's resolution vas dis
cussed and passed unanimously.
II WAS also stated last night that IN
all probability arrangements would De
made with the city to furnish water 70
the club reservoir at . fixed price per
1000 gallons, thus solving a problem
that has offered difficulties Tor years
It is expected that negotiations tor
the purchase OF the lands Will De De
gun Immediately and that the ne"
plans for improvement will be under
way by next spring, II not sooner.
Also. in view Of the increased faclIi
ties which the club will ave It is
likely a considerable number OF ne"
members will be invited to join the
Climb and an active campaign Tor ne"
membership will be put on.