Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1929-09-19
EXTENSIVE BUILDING
ON MAURY ISLAND
IN PAST SEASON
SCENIC BEAUTY OF MAURY is
ATTRACTING INVESTORS

During the late summer, through the
present time, and extending apparently
into the late fall, Maury Island is ex-
periencing an unprecedented building
epidemic that indicates that that sec
tion of our Island is keeping step with
the times.
The loss of the ferry into Des Moines
for time gave Maury serious set
back, but now progress is being made
rapidly
The selection of part of the old
Mileta farm as the location for the
Vashon Island Golf Clubs splendid
course brought to the attention of
even some OF the older residents the
fact that for scenic beauty Maury is
unsurpassed. A volume could be writ
ten on the beauty spots of this section
of our Island.
During the summer H Carroll, we'll
known Seattle jeweler, converted the
old house, on the Toxic place, which
he had purchased in May, into an at
tractive modern two-story dwelling
This property is short distance from
Fernheath
Across the Island, the Marx Brothers,
of Seattle, have built large, modern
summer home on the waterfront lots
which we're formerly part fthe old
Kellogg place.
w. w. Whitehead, manager of the
Tacoma branch, Fleischman's Yeast
company, has purchased waterfront
lots short distance from Watseka
Lodge and is planning on building
large modern summer home. This
summer large garage was built which
was used by the family during the
season
On the southwest part of the original
Mileta Farm. H. B. Mcpherson is build
ing a fine large frame house. Work
is being pushed rapidly and when
completed Mr. Mcpherson will have
home that will be credit to that
part OF the Island which will be seen
by visitors who come to enjoy the golf
course.
From the number of chicken houses
that are being built it would seem that
the chicken industry is paying on
Maury,
The new chicken house being built
by S. Percy on the east end of the
Mileta Farm tract is repidly nearing
completion.
Jens Jensen is building a large
chicken house. while Matt Jensen is
building a chicken house that even
in this community of modern poultry
farms seems extraordinarily large.
william Duley recently completed
new barn and chicken house.
Elmer Hancock will begin work very
soon on chicken house Mr.. Hancock
has one OF the finest locations i'm
aginable. overlooking the east pass.
Louis Isaacson recently completed two
additional units of his poultry plant.
Mr.. Isaacson, we understand, is de-
veloping his plant along plans that are
original with him. He already has
two chicken houses of the same type
as those recently finished, also a
greenhouse in which he raises the
green food the chickens require for the
winter. Each unit is entirely indie
pendent with concrete stoves in each
for brooding purposes The chickens
are kept in the same house from the
time they are hatched until full ma
turity.
Last week crew spent several days
surveying the old Land-Corbin gravel
pit. which at one time was considered
the best pit on the Island, and the
resources of which have never been
exhausted. From various indications,
and interest in adjacent property it
would seem probable that there is a
reason to hope that this pit may
again be put into operation
With the development of Watseka
Lodge. which has proven so popular
during its first season, and the in
terest awakened in this part of the
Island by the yatcht clubs, both cities,
it does not require great deal of
Imagination to picture the possibilities
of Maury. and it means much to the
entire Island that these possibilities