The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-10

cred chattcl mortgage upon all OF said
property, and to make the grip complete
the tenant is required TO waive all his
legal exemptions. The leases are usually
for five years and the rent is payable in
cash yearly, but failure to pay all or any
part of said yearly rent works forfeiture
and tho whole five years rent becomes
due. The tenant is required to erect all
houses, fences, etc, aud make all other
improvements and rcpairs.pt his own cx'
pense, and at the expiration OF the lease
dispose OF the same us best he may. These
are but n few Of the many features OF this
English landlord system. Under such
system II is easy TO imagine how tenn
poiarary and unsubstantal tho improve
ments upon these lands naturally are, and
how such system tends TO degrade and
pauperizc its victims and rctard the pros.
pcrty OF those sections afflicted with this
I'M American system Of landlordism,
which, il not checked, will do for those
sections what il has done for Ireland.
"In conclusion, your committee, pro.
ioundly impressed with the Importance OF
effective legislation on this subject, say TO
this House concerning Mr.. Scully and
others like him, in the language OF u
prominent business man OF Marion Coun-
~, himself naturalzed foreigner III you
cannot, in conformity with the Constitu-
ton OF the United States, compel him
(Sculy) 10 SELL for heavens sake make IL
us uncomfortable as possible for the old
| sinner"
Perhaps II Is not singular that the PEG.
Pile OF Kansas last November. 10y vote OF
220, 40 to lG,Gll, conferred upon their
| Legislature the power TO enact n law sim
| liar TO that which Senator laughlin seeks
to repeal in this STATE.
The William Scu!ly, "oi London" re.
| lcrred 10 above, also owns about s3OJ,'
| 900 worth of prime farming land in Sanga.
mon County, Illinois. lie owns more in
Logan, Ford, Mclean, Livingston, Macon
and other counties, his real possessions
| being about 100, 600 acres OF the best lurm.
Ing land in the state.
Ellis tenantry ace rack-rcntcd rs much
| II not worse than those in Ireland IN its
worst days. " said a well informed citizen
OF that state.
Arkansas IL among the States In which
! Engishmen have east an anchor 10 wind
ward against the coming storm, aud the
| llOdds correspondent In that state tells
an interesting story
| ~ RUB llNINlNNH IN AKA ANHANs
"rhe property owned in Arkansas by
Englishmen," lac SAYS, 'is estimated IN
round numbers NJ 81. 000,O 600, aud the cs.
innate will probably tall below the actual
value OF their holdings. since 1874 there
has been a steady aud gradual increase 81
British property holders, aud within
the past ten years the subjects Of Queer
Victoria have come 10 bo among the latg
es, landowners In the State.
at the head Of the list stands the Dun
dee Investment Company, Of Dundee
Scotland. The agent OF this corporation
is Andrew Written, and the stock 4
owned by capitalists In London, Dundee
Edinburgh and Glasgow. Tho propcrl.
consists ol lS000 acres OF land situated u
Cross, Craighead, Crittcndcn and Mi~is
sippi Counties. The tract embraces som
OF the finest timber In tho South, and
considerable portion Of il IL susceptible O
the highest state Of cultivation. l.. &
lillch. an attorney at this place, told Tia
Word corrcspodcnt that the land Wa
worth from - 10 so per acre.
alexander Cro,s, OF Glasgow, Scotland
owns 5000 acres in pO.nso,t aud Crus
Counties. This land contains vast forest
OF line timber, and Is very valuable. TIL,
construction OF railroads through tia
section oil the state WILL OF course, cnhanc
ils value; aud two or three roads In tia
direction arc now projected and will b
built shortly.
"Thc next largest land owner In tia
section Oi Arkansas Is an Englsh hyndl
cate under the management OF join
McColloch, Of Glasgow, Scotland. Ihi
syndicate own 10000 acres vi land, stu
aicd In Mis i.sippi, Gross, Craighcad
Poin-cti, Clay, Greene and Criiiundci
Counties, aud own more real cstn'c, will
three exceptions. than any company o
corporation In this State. The land wa
bought xix or eight years ago fur q mer
trillc. aud the title was aitcrward per
iccicd, but the cost 10 the syndicate Ill,
not exceed - per acre. Much Of the Ian,
, Is now worth so per acre, while goo
deal OF II. lying along rivers and streams
, Is worth more than double that amount
II Is not ut all probable that Sl,O0l,0O
cash could touch II, rs the development q
Z the state will increase It's value.
, zone Of the largest individual land
, owners iB John Charlton, OF Glasgow
/, Scotland, who has 1880 ncrcs in Chico
, ! County. The tract embraces some walls
/ able cotton land and Is protected from th
Mississippi River overflow by lcyecs. 4
, the adjacent county, Dcshn, an English
. man named Smithep las "a tract Of oy,
, | $1,000 acres II Is understood lac II agcn
: for a company whose members reside 4
. birmingham, England. There arc sever
, Englishmnn who own small tracts rangin
: from one section (GlD) to three ,O'C
cach."
, OVEN 1000. 600 AcnEs OWED ~ TEXAS.
o This Is merely quarter Of million d
] acfcs-a bagntolle compared with that hcl
= In the ncighborIng State Of Texas. \
!. present the land owned there 10y iorcig
+. capitalists Is mainlyuscd ~ cattle rancho
p The greatest holding IL by the Capiu
G Syndicate, amounting 10 3.OJ,OOO acres
z Hartley, Graham anil Gnllan Counlic
n This grant was made by the State a. Cot
!. tractors Abncr Taylor and John H. fa
o we'll, OF Chicago, on condition that the
o would build the Capitol NJ Austin. Tho
z placed this immense tract with L0ndu
syndicato. Tho Dundee Investment Con
II pany, referred ~ by previous cofrcspoi
Il dent, holds the kingsan Kennedy rancho
o in Nucccs County-the former 10000 au
q the latter 27S, 900 acres, respectively. III
Il Franklin Land and Cattle Company,
!. which Lord ROsebery Is q large stoc
d holder, has G3s, 900 acres in Hudson, Ro
= erls, Carson aud Gray Counties In u
|. Texas Panhandle. This Is total for q
Q three concerns Of i,ilG,0OO acres.
n course this Ia not by any means all q
x land held by or controlled by aliens
10 Texas. There " probably another HI
" million acres or more held In smallerqua
II titles. The ontorprising Briton docs II
i always desire, however, 10 be actua
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