San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
WORK STARTS
COMING WEEK
ON NEW LINKS
Pittsburg Concern Behind
Golf Project Buys Four
Tractors.
OFFICE IS DOWNTOWN
Fifty Members Necessary
to Start Promised :
by Monday.

The first step in providing San An
tonio's growing army Of golfers with
more facilities for play will be taken
in the coming week 'when ground 10
broken for the new 1S-hole course
which the National Golf Association,
a Pittsburg syndicate, will build ON
the kampmann estate, three and Q
half miles out on East Houston street.
Four tractors were purchased Sat.
rrday by L. ]. Dixon, president of the
association, and these will be used BY
Engineer John McGlynn in clearing
the ground and building up the greens.
Mr.. Dixon thought it advisable to
purchase new tractors here instead OF
shipping them from Pittsburg, where
the company has twenty-one tractors,
most of which are now engaged in
construction work on courses in that
section.
The association rented offices in the
City National Bank building Satur-
day and will be open for business
Monday. Jack O'Brien, former news
paper man, who has managed the Tex
as open golf championship here, will
be in charge of the local office.
The charter membership roll will
have been completed by Monday night,
says Mr.. Dixon. The charter menu
bers will number fifty. From this
number rules or governing COM
mittee will be named. This COM
mittee will make rules and pass upon
the eligibility of future members.
All for Golf Alone.
The charter members who have al
ready signed up include some of San
Antonio's most influential business
and financial men and it is believed
that before a year. the new golf club
will have about 500 members. Ths
fact that the new club will be pures
ly golfing organization is meeting
with approval from all sides, many
golfers being pleased with the thought
that they will not be called upon for
additional assessments for social
functions.
The general work Of grubbing and
clearing the land will be done by con-
tract. The nature of the ground
makes it necessary to clear only about
fourteen acres out of the 160 to be
used for the is holes.
Practically every green will bs
built up. with special care being taken
in the selection of soil. The soil at
the Kampmann estate has been de-
clared by John McGlynn, who has
studied soils and grasses ell over this
country and abroad. to be ideal for the
production of grass. The Atlanta
strain OF Bermuda grass will be used
on the fairways and greens. Nc
Glynn says that with the planting 1t
grass within the next two weeks will
mean that the fairways and green's
will have TO be cut four or five times
between now and next fall. This is
brought about. he says. by the methods
of fertilization to be used.
To Adopt a Name.
A meetin. of the charter members
will be held some time during this
new club will be adopted and fur
Their plans of procedure will be made.
The National Golf Association agreed
at previous meetings TO 60 ahead with
the building of the golf course IL ir
was assured of fifty charter menu
bers. The amounts paid BY these
members does not represent the out
lay of cash already made by the as
ISOLATION. says Mr.. Dixon. but he is
so confident OF support from local
business men and golfers that be is
willing to put up the money for the
construction, because he feels assured
that before twelve months local pei
pie will be seeking memberships IN
the new club.
The plan which is used in taking
in members includes an initial paw
ment of $3.50 for individual leases
and then each year thereafter-whsn
the course is in PLAYING condition
the lease-holder pays TN annual rental
of 800. In other words. one PAYS
$3.50 initiation fee and then 500
gear dues.
Compared with "golfing expenses
in the North and East. San Antonio's
new project makes it possible for the
man Of moderate means TO belong %
golf club. says Mr.. Dixon. some
clubs in the North require on initial
payment from $3.50 n $500 with
dues ranging from S125 to $3.50 Pr
year.
Offices Of the National Golf Asso-
citation will be at 1inS Citv National
Bank building and the affairs OF the
new golf course will be directed IRON
/ there until the new S45.0O0 clubhouSe
is constructed. which will be IN ahoat
| sir months ACCORDING 70 plans.