▁introduction ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Year ▁An ni versary ▁book ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Mid l oth ian ▁Country ▁Club , ▁it ▁suggests ▁the ▁initial ▁members ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁their ▁location ▁to ▁become ▁known , ▁or ▁in ▁ess ence ▁hiding ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁club ▁from ▁individuals ▁who ▁patron ize ▁country ▁clubs ▁and ▁other ▁member ' s ▁only ▁group ings . ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Mid l oth ian ▁- ▁Blue ▁Island ▁Rail road ▁was ▁built , ▁the ▁Mid l oth ian ▁Country ▁Club ▁gained ▁some ▁measure ▁of ▁positive ▁attention ▁in ▁golf ▁circles ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁Mid l oth ian ▁- ▁Blue ▁Island ▁Rail road ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁club ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁its ▁members ▁were ▁comp elled ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁two ▁mile ▁journey ▁from ▁the ▁Rock ▁Island ' s ▁R ex ford s ▁Corn ers ▁rail road ▁station ▁over ▁d irt ▁roads ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁imp ass able ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁ra inst orm . ▁To ▁overcome ▁this ▁problem , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁( who ▁included ▁John ▁G . ▁Sh ed d , ▁Edward ▁C . ▁Pot ter , ▁and ▁E . P . ▁Turner ) ▁chose ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁rail road ▁for ▁a ▁passenger ▁train ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁travel ▁ ▁up ▁to ▁four teen ▁times ▁a ▁day , ▁providing ▁transport ation ▁for ▁its ▁members ▁and ▁sometimes ▁the ▁c add ies , ▁except ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁season .