Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-02-24
Landlord and Tenant.

W luiS peOple has vastly ihCiedo-
ed in. Importance since the war ;
and will, doubtless, continue to in-
crease until the conditions of our
new labor system are fully devel-
oped and settled. We have the
same fertile fields, with the area
of the cleared land increased by
the destruction Of tim Der during
the war, but the large and many
small planters, do not now oaon
the labor that works their fields.
We suppose all will agree with
us when we say that every acre
of cleared land ought to be worked
or at least ought to be producing
something, ought to be adding
in some way to the common stock.
History, political economy, obser-
walton and experience, will bear
US out in the assertion that the
most prosperous nations and Sec
tions are those where the popula-
ton is dense, industrious and or
derby, and the complete cultivation
of the is required for its support
We have not this dense popula-
ton in Lincoln county and it will
doubtless be many long years be-
fore we do have it. And lacking
this, we lack one of the elements
of prosperity.
But with our present popula-
ton many are obliged to rent in
order to get their fields cultivated,
and many others obliged to rent
to obtain homes. We wish the
numbers increased till our popula-
ton is doubled and trebled.
In some of the sold countries
an antagonism has grown up be.
tween these two interests but
like many others, it seems to US a
most unnatural war. 1t does seem
to US that each would find his
true interest in the performance
of duty, and in subscribing the 9TH
ers' interests. Good cultivation
and q large crop certainly pay
both the landlord and the tenant,
and any other course will pay
neither. We do not believe any
antagonism of this character has
arisen in this country, and we
hope it never will. We hope the
landlord will take kindly inter.
est 10 his tenant, and grant him
as favorable terms as possible and
we hope the tenant, on his part.
will try to improve the land and
the crops year after year.
Now in order to do this each
side must be made to feel as deep
an interest as possible in the soil.
Of course, in a very great measure,
the landlord has his interest ex-
cited, because he is the owner
bur do not many Of them overlook
their true interests Do not ma
ny OF them try to get the very
largest crop they can this year,
and just as much rent as they can,
regardless of the future }? Do they
have an eye at all, in their rent
contracts, to the impoverishing of
their land? Then, there should
be an interest in TAKING CARE of
the soil as well as getting all you
can out of it.
The general plan, as far we are
informed, is to rent land for but
one year at time in this county.
Does this give the renters any in
terest whatever in the soil, or rath-
er does it not limit his interest
solely to the crop? He does not
know when he goes on a place
whether he is to reap the advan-
tage of any improvements he might
be disposed to make he does not
know who is to cultivate the fields
next year; he thinks a tumble
Town gate will "maybe" get
through this year, and he does
not know who would enjoy a good
,ne, if placed there; the water is
washing on the fence very badly
It one place, but it will do for
his year, and he knows not who
would enjoyit if he stopped the in
jury; and thus it goes OH year az
er year, the landlord getting his
'ent it is true, but his place is go
ng down. There is no remark
more common than that "a place
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