Show Ogden Golf Club Starts Finance Drive This Week Many Improvements Scheduled for 1928 Four Pour Bankers Will Have Charge of Campaign Eccles Optimistic iSS By FAIRWAY F GREEN GREENA DRIVE for among pre pres- A mt members of o the Ogden Golf Oot and Country club for needed Improve Improve- Improvements ments ment will st gt sr t under way ay this week T k President Marriner S. S Eccles an an- announced I last night Committees CommIttee during the day 10 cam cam- campaign campaign campaign will be by M M. S. S Eccles A A. P P. Charles S S. S Bar Bar- Barton Barton Barton ton and Frank J. J Stevens Stenn These men will serve erve as 3 chairmen of o the com corn necessary to put the drive over Ogden now has an nn opportunity to establish a first class golf gol club with witha a splendid club house and eventually an hole 18 course If It this opportunity falls fails It may b years ears before another move mo i is h attempted to improve the lo local lo- lo local cal club j EXPECT RESULTS The success ct cL c the entire venture depends on the results obtained with wIth- within wIthIn withIn in 10 days President Eccles hopes to see construction vork york on the new I club house started before winter sets s ts in tn Ogden has shown a marked mark d step I forward in building banking and other features and the country club must be Improved ed if it Is to keep step with the th progress of the city I Golf Got clubs are arp necessities In cities I of o any consequence and Ogden is ready to take her place along with other cities that boast hole 18 courses Under the new plans the present number six bole hole will become number Ii o 0 O and the tee tec wilt will be moved mo south and west Just across from Burch Creek In front of o the new club house hous Number five wll 11 become number nine and the present green will be aban- aban abandoned and moved across Burch Creek directly west from number five tee It will be a short yard mashie shot IN I N- N v PROPOSED PLANS PUNS In speaking of the plans as 3 out out- outlined outlined lined linK by the thc board of directors of the Ogden Golf GoI and Country club President President dent S S. Eccles said The he ultimate plan of the directors of the golf golt club will be the develop develop- development development ment of a new nine giving Ching the club an hole 18 course The club house naturally must be centrally located with relation to the present nine and the proposed new nine holes I In order to accomplish this It was necessary T to so secure the thc necessary land for the new rifle holes and to have ha assurance that sufficient additional water will ill b by available l required The club has secured an option until December 1 from the Ogden Land comp ly sy for the desired addi addi- additional additional land Involving invoking approximately 60 acres for a cash consideration of I 2400 and an of 36 acres of o undeveloped land by the country club which cannot be used for a golf gol course The Stephens people who own the thew w water ha have agreed to enter into a 20 year jear contract for the water required for tor an bole 18 course with the club giving It the option any time within five fhe years ears unon six months' months notice to tomake tomake make snake effective e the referred to con con- contract tract Tentative plans for tor the new club clubhouse t house have b- b ben en prepared by Hodg- Hodg Hodgson I f I son and McClenahan It Is La to nerds the option for additional land and commence construction ot or orthe the club house within 30 days das It Is planned to tn have the club house com corn completed and ready for the new season by 1 1923 The estimated d cost of the club house SC and grounds is The present current accounts and notes payable to the club which must be betaken betaken I taken up at once total The new land will cost 2400 which will willbe wIllbe willbe be eloped dc later when Then required A I culinary water wa r supply will cost an ad ad- additional 2000 with miscellaneous Items lurns reaching 1600 for a grand total of o The club has received recel In cash or pledges from the special assess assess- assessment assessment ment approximately while pledged ami an paid fees for new mem mem- members memI members members I bers gives the club cub an additional 1000 This leave a sum of o necessary sary sarv for the Improvements It Is pro pro- proposed proposed proposed posed to star r r. drive for this amount among the members asking each number m to contribute according to his ability to pay We hope to raise 20 by this method leaving leasing a balance of o to Li La secured d by temporary lon lo n which will be paid out of new membership p fees which the club Is 15 as assured as- as assured sure of o getting get when whets the new club clubhouse clubhouse clubhouse house is completed The drive fo f. funds must be com corn completed comple d within e next ten days In order that construction work may be under way before November No 1 l lIt It Is proposed to refund the pres pres- present present ent eat bond bend issue by authorizing a new year 20 bond issue of o which will Include the club house and addi addi- additional additional property proper This would leave lea some bonds In the treasury for future futuro development If required The new club house will be located loca d directly west from the present fifth firth tee across Burch Creek The entrance to the club dub Grounds will be south and west est from th th present entrance |