San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-27
Land Monopoly.


T., view of the recent fence and range
,r,pbles in Texas-the legitimate fruit OF
land monopoly-the following article Will be
r.,l with peculiar interest at the present
time
7, s. Coffin, of Iowa, says OF the $50,
nan 200 acres of arabic land that is left OF
Uncle SANS big farm, the railroads claim
= least half, aside from what has al
rs,dy been awarded them. The most OF
these claims are based upon grants made 10
railroad companies which have not comph-
al with the conditions of the grants. Ihese
lands are living idle, but controlled by the
cent, of the railroads, just as though
tSo AGENTS had complied with the
conditiens. although the grants have really
hnan forfeited, many of the companies new
er having yet laid single rail. One nall
If the remaining public lands fit for farm
Ing and grazing, is in the hands OF compan-
80 ,ybicb have forfeited all right and title
to them.
Although New Zealand has hardly yet be-
,,rr "a he settled, vet so rapidly has land
,rah,;ng zone on that all the land worth
cnItiyatmo has il is said, already passed in
70 private hands. There are many estates
~ loo coo acres each. and Sir George Grey
.,,onlIy statad in the Colonial House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, that 1888 people own H.,
AL 600 acres. while the coroliarie6 of these
,root holdings have already began to appear
IN tromps and paupers. This state of things
has aroused a tvery strong feeling which
s.ans to be running not TO restfiction but
10 naturalization, and the cry of the land
f,r the people" is beginning to resound to
The antipodcs with as much vi9or and
GOOD deal more meaning than 1t did While
apo in Ireland.
In ENGLAND the Duke of Sutherland's pos
sessions are estimated at about 100 German
aouare miles, the Duke of ArgylPs at 20, the
fine Duke of Northumberland has -, and
ibe Duke of Deyonshire, 10.
In Austria and Hungary. Prince Schwas-
1anharo owns estates covering $50 German
slnIore miles rs German miles equal ITO
English miles); Prince Lichtensti.n owns
,OI square miles, Prince E5t2rhR2y 80, ard
ronnt Schonborn 60; while there are moro
ih,n dozen estates between 30 and so
s,uore miles in extent. IL Germany Prince
yhurn and Taxis owns IS miles, the Duke
Of Brunswick, 80, Prince Furstenberg 80,
Prince Salm -Salm 40, the Duke of Ialley-
rand 35 (n Silesia) and then come half
dozen with from 25 to 30 miles. The
LARGEST estate in Germany belongs to the
Belgian Duke of Arenberg, and lies in Han
over and Westphalia
The Prairie Farmer remarks AS cur
people have awakened to the great wrong
6einq done to the future children of this re
public by granting enormous tracts OF lana
10 railway corporations, and have virtually
nut A atop to it, it is easy to believe that
tAey will take similar view regarding the
holding OF land by foreigners who will
steadily transfer the profits therefrom to
foreign lands to be spent in maintaining arts
tocrats in the sumptuous habits of life they
have SO long INDUCED in.
A list of English-American landowners
has appeared in London and caused great
'sol Of comment. The Pail Mall Gazette
rather takes the American side of the ques-
ton. remarking that if the people OF the
United St0tes shall conclude that whatever
lnnd in the United States is taken up by
aliens is that much national territory with
drawn from the total amount possessed by
the country for the development Of Ameri'
can wealth, and 50 much taken away from a
uossibl, American tenaNtry, they will put a
stop to il in their own way, and for their
own reasons, and they will be doing moth
.ng that England or any other sensible ma
ton. properly conserving its welfare would
not DO And further, to expect the Amerl-
cans would allow any large body of foreign
ars 10 beccma owners of American land, and
remain At the same time subjects of foreign
powers: that no seif-goyerning or sef-re'
spect!ng people could be expected to permit
such a state Of things to exist.
It's believed that the American National
League. tie new Irish organization in this
country under the advice Of Mr.. PGrneu,
Henry George. and other prominent agita'
Tors, has determined to make the most Of
the agitation of the subject, in order to an
nov IA. aris!ocrlcy Of the kingdom, who
re il.S, now so industriously investing their
money IN American lands.
Its astonishing what large farms IN the
United States are owned b. titled English
men. az she individual owners, there are
sir ,ieor-o Reed leo .o'1 acres; Earl Of
Duur4yr. tO. uJC acres. Duke Of Sutherland
.Hn.rID TIE next largest farms are owned
fr Phillips Marshal * Co. 300. coo acres
l-.-- u Col Mummy. /. 100000 acres. Il
r~tar. =" .u4l.i go acres StlEdasd Oh 70,
5000 t-ll acres and z,rr-s Of others
Vine zen Own l territory cI1al 20 that O
Ner H.-n1pshir,. Mass .hus-tts and Rhode
r,la-4 .--rhired Then tLaTe are great
r.=-HaG cali,lrlt.Ius whose free e.tts o.
La --4-1 mos --.a Coz. -ra-7 amount 90 up
a rs Is 80. nlH. HaI -.-.-- Inc NortherI
s- K1li has received I'll biE-tst slice
-.nH1.u'-. ara tl- grants ia-s ranged al
vly frou =, nl1e0l 1c--s uFvsr's.