The advocate., 1890-09-24
LAND sYNDICATE-A MOVEMENT TO COM
BTNE LAND INTERESTS.

LAND sYNDICATE-A MOVEMENT To CUM
BINE LAND INTERESTS.
TOPEKA, KAN, September 9.-A meeting OF
the different loan companies which have ac-
qulred lands In western Kansas and eastern Col
Orado was held In this city for tho purpose OF
completing the organization Of a syndicate which
viii have control OF aI the lands owned by these
companies, and which win take steps 10 induce
immigration, etc.
The companies found themselves individually
with scattered possessions, and individually un-
willing or unable 10 eXpend large sums In induc-
Ing new immigration, or adopting other meansto
dispose OF the accommodating lands TO parties who
would cultivate them and keep up taxes and In
tercst charges.
It seemed to be the opinion Of all present that
the best results could be obtained by the fOrmar
tOn Of syndicate company. The central com
pany to own or have the exclusive control OF all
the lands owned by the several companies, and
chat the representation In the central company
be based upon the equity OF the individual COM
pany In the syndicate lands
The general plan proposed and recommended
by the committee Is To organize corporation, 10
be known as the Syndicate lands corporation,
with a capital OF SiO,OOO,OOO with directory Of
thirteen, the usual compliment OF 0hlcors, with
agencies in the principal cities Of the country and
Europe.
II Is not proposed 10 limit the company 10 hold
ings, Of thls class, but other lands may be taken
after appraisement by the regular committee OF
the syndicate corporation, and the other detail
OF organization Is TO be cared for on further
meeting Of the representatives Of the companies
and by the bylaws Of the corporation 10 be here
after adopted.
The committee, among other things, recon-
mend that the corporation put as much OF their
ground into wheat az the time would allow In
nearly all Of western Kansas wheat was o sue.
cessf,ll crop thls year, and the committee thinks
that by buying or renting one OrtwO steam ploWi
for each county that an immense acreage could
be cultivated and the revenue.frOm this nextyeaI
would 20 a great way toward carrying the com
pany along. AS IL Is now no one will take care
OF the land and much is lost.
The above illustrates what we have
frequently claimed-that loan com
panies are rapidly gaining possession
by foreclosures and by private trans.
fer without foreclosure, Of the home.
steads Of Kansas, that it is a part Oi
the purpose of these companies to su.
percede the present occupants by
servile tenantry imported from for
eign shores for the purpose, and thai
the English system Of landlord anC
tenant is TO be established in Ameri
ca and on Kansas soil under the be-
nign(0 influence of our paternal gov
ernment. III readers will search
the files Of THE ADVOCATE for q few
months past il will be found that W.
have editorially presented this view
on several different occasions. EacE
time it has been controverted by thu
partisan press, and yet now an asso
ciated press dispatch creeps into thC
very papers that have denied thesO
averments giving details of the ar
rangement by which this very condi
tion is TO be brought about, Wha
answer will they make to this3 W.
shall await their Interpretation of i
with interest.