The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-09-02


sstimated by reducing it to its equitable
Equivalent IN such products. ii there is
4 detirency, no amount Of labor can create
20 additional supply and the only limit
70 its possible price is the utmost sum
which Il Q ineN orable necessities of men ma, |
abe its poSsessors to exact. IL thus US |
u lily haIp-ns in densely populated r. gions
whore The land j. in few hands that the nc
al tile o q sol are permitted TO re
n out Of IFS products an amount barely
sufficient to keep soul and body together
remark which applies also to the inhabi
ntS CT Clt Is where the competition FIR
nd and the consequent price render it dit
ncnt tor poor man to Oh ain space to 1--we.
Y WI be SAID that m increase Of popu
a'on pr 1uces real increase il The value
Vt land by making it more profit ,hle to the
orcuper. Thus the tenant of farm may
well aft prd to pny an Increased rent, it the
growth Of a manufacturing village in h,s
ylclniry, brings market night to his door
ior every thing lie can produce. But
hi may only imply that he is able to sh fl
he burden Of the increased rent off his
wn shoulde TO those who purchase bis
butter, nrlk and vegetables. 1t is quite
ne, however, that the growth Of well
n atlz,d society does annex economic a.
Stl rs social ad 'antsges to the land III il,
/ vicinity but if il is the society that confers
I lee advantages, why should tn profit Of
\ hem accrue to the landowners alone: b
WIS quan'iy OF land in an embryo city.
Ia the course of decade TWEEN thousand
new inhabitants settle there. They consist
L capitalists. WOrkmen, teachers. ply sci
ans ani all the various classes v nose yoct
ions aIc necessary To- high civilization
Their increased nuubcr enables them to
hight their $ reefs economically with gas,
lay water pipes, support stores where every
needed attic can lie readily obta Z q,
maintain good schools and do hundred
other things tending 10 their pleasure and
-nnvvnienc1, which, o. isolated individuals.
they could never have done for THEMSELVES
we may suppose that all this time !; has
quietly lived upon b. income, contributing
nothing, or not more than any O her citizen
ID bring about the Improvement, which have
hcen effected. The city has monthly be-
come very desirable place Of residence,
md now if any one of those who have
helped to make 1t so wishes 70 purchase a
bu ldrng lOt cut Of B'> land. the latter W u
make him pay a greatly en- reed p ice.
! bat Is, Is. VIII charge him ana otneis Ttr
that additional desrabiity in his land
which is due to their own prese nee in the
.ity and the performances Of their proper
funcro ns o. members Of civilized soc ETY.. II
I viii thus be cen that our present land Sys-
/ 'em ,irtu lily gives the land owner pro
\ priotar, interest in those advantages which
arse from the social nature Of man. Ii
v city has moral and intelligent upnlaton,
. the land owner within its limits may make
/ this fact a Reason for demanding a higher
Y pr C. for his lots, and it would be en- nelly
useless for the purchaser to plead, however
Y Justly ~ ht 40 Sd, that he was one o.
hoe whose morality and intelligence con-
rributel most to cave the place It's high
rharacer. A III N may thus find him elf
compelled 70 pay for having been a good
INA useful u mbcr Of the community.
In conclude, this paper let me repeat
/ he proposition which It has been my Object
70 make clear, w: That the ''unearned
V Increase in he v.lue Of laid l. not mere
\ grow ID in value which ,nriches the land
.wuer without impoversblug others, but
bat It M rely represents the Increased trlb-
lie which circumstances enable ann 10 levy
upon those VITO use the land or is products,
7 lni that even where it ], attended by an
increase of advantages, they are such ad-
. Want yes as naturally arise f'om the a>sO-
taton Of human beings in the 20 munity
Y -adva. tageS which ID society nen mutual
\ y confer aud receive, and Tor whicr they
therefore Should 10, be compelled 10 pay
\ 'uhuie to one Wh no has done nothing TO
c rcate them
IN ,ao Gaze ere ground i ia t. b.
| 'sutIr, H- b, 4 Ing up tutr-l o.. recl-i uiu-
/ ~utl t,'rlio5y tom sue srs trs pace 80 hi
Ell .r r, yaiH,ei IL au irdsre c'rdi i'm
which, Nrur- alone can tutil-h, -ri even thi-
Y nav some inc. cone i'll siyU hly pr' cinus.