The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-25
MANY APPLYING
FOR THE LANDS.
A Number Of People Seeking to Buy
Delinquent Property.
LIST OF THE APPLICANTS,
Names OF Those Who Have fiicd No
tees In Several Countics-A Few
Firms and individuals Opera
ting Extensively.

~ tho last session OF the Legislature
with reference 60 delinquent lands.
Members OF tho General Assembly have
been denounced for voting for IT, The
dcnunciations have. probably, been I'M
Just There was no more delicate nor
perplexins subject the lawmakers had
20 deal with than that OF collecting
taxes on lands. Many bills were offered
and considered and. finally, the one That
is now a law. was passed.
Quite naturally the members OF the
General Assembly have been denounced.
The so-called land erabbers' act has
stirred up much feeling in some quarters.
This measure. ia brief. allows person
10 file application for property bought
in the name Of the Commonwealth for
DELINQUENT taxes. Unless the taxes are
paid in certain time the land can be
had very cheap. But this is not what Is
complained OF. After the application is
fled the man who comes up to pay his
taxes and redeem his lana has 10 pay
not only costs but fee of s. which goes
20 the applicant.
This is really the feature OF the law
that is causing tho lawmakers to be con-
demned.
LAWMAKERS NOT INVOLVED
II has been said. and reported IN many
places, that members Of the Legislature
have prohted by this act in that they
have Joined syndicatcs and reaped the
benefits OF the s. fee There appears TO
be no foundation to this story That
considerable money has been made by
syndicates there is no question. but II
members Of The Legislature have been
benefited they have worked secretly
with those who applied for land
The Times asked IT'S correspondents
in those counties where tho "grabbers"
were said TO be most active TO ascer-
tain and report who had applied for
lands. The replies that follow tell the
story:
Louisn--W u. Swami. DanviHe, Va:
III. NJ. Mandlebaum, Roanoke, Va: and
Baker and Green. Emporia, Va. have
fled applications under the "Landgrabber
Act" The first party for about $50 tracts.
the second about forty, and the last about
fifteen. Not single resident Of this
county has put in an application.
Hanover give you below names Of
parties who have fled applications for
the purchase Of delinquent lands: w. on
Msndlebaum. Rudford. Pulaski county.
Va; A. y. Pollard Richmond. Va. W.
Z. Swami Michaux. Va
Buckingham-M =. Swami and ! I
Jordan filed applications for the purchase
OF every tract Of delinquent land in Buck
ingham. there being nearly six hundred
tracts. Notices Of the filing Of such ap-
plications have not been served on the
owners Of the land as Messrs. Swami
and Jordan have directed that notice
should not issue The applications were
made through Mr.. VIM. NJ Flanagan,
their attorney Prior 10 the time that
the above mentioned applications were
filed. local parties made applications for
small number Of tracts. and upon their
applications notice has issued and the
formalittes Of the law complied with.
Brunswick.-R. ]. Montgomery. OF
Mecklenburg county, and G. y. Harris. Of
Brunswick county. have made applica-
lions for the purchase Of all lands avail
able to the "LandGrabbers" up to this
time In Brunswick.
IN CHESTERFIELD.
Chesterfield.-I md that the following
persons have filed applications for de.in-
quent lands: VIM. Inglis, Wilson Haw-
lett. w W. Mandlebaum. Augustus G..
Bates. VIM. Pool. Thos. Pettigrew. w.
E Swami.
Lunenburg.-S. Y. Saunders. Of Chase
City. Va. has filed under the 'gand-
grabbers Law" with the clerk of this
county twenty-seven applications for the
purchase Of delinquent lands in this coun-
~. and G.. Il. Harris. of Ebony. Bruins
wick county, Va. has filed seventy-eight
applications under the same act. OF this
number, hfty-scven tracts have been re-
deemed. l suppose other tracts with be
redeemed also. as the notices IN most Of
the cases Will not expire before the mid
die OF January next. The clerk of the
court informed me that five OF the par
ties upon whom the above notices have
Dr.en gcrVpn nqNra axhfhff4n Of
tho collectors Of taxes. showing that they
had paid tho taxes TO said collectors.
Cumberiand.-MOses +. Swami and j.
]. Jordan. OF Michaux, Powhatan county.
have applied for the delinquent lands I'm
this county.
New Kent.-In compliance with your
request herewith enclose you the names
OF the parties who have filed applications
for the purchase of delinquent lands:
Baker and Green. Emporia, Va; W. Z.
Swami. Mchaux. Va
Essex.-I find that James II. Judd land
y. NJ. Ware are the only two who have
'aed applications"
THE APPLICANT DEAD.
Mecklenburg. There IS but one party
who has made application and he has
taken up from the records III tracts or
parcels OF land II Is thought he has a
partner. His name IS W. G. Yancy. who
was a supervisor Of the county and died
during the spring o. this year.
Gioucester.-The Tax Title Company
and NJ. u. Omahundro have applied for
200 tracts Of land under the late act Of
the Legislature known as the 'Landgrab-
berB Law"
Petersburg. who have fled ap-
plications az the ONCE Of the clerk of the
courts I'm this city FOR the purchase Of
delinquent lands under the provisions OF
the act passed by the Legislature known
as the "Ianderahbcrs Law" are c. T.
Beamer. Of Radford. Va. and George
Lindsay. OF Primers Point Va.
Carolne-W. NJ. Mandlebaum. Rad
ford. Va. Baker and Green. Emporia
Va; w. II. Swami. MichauN. Powhatan
county. Va.
MR.. BAKER. AGAIN.
Surry.-Charles Baker IS the only person
fling applications as a business Several
persons have filed single applications for
lands for particular reasons. Yet none
other than Baker. have made IL a bust
ness
Goochland.-Thc "landgrabbors" have
not given thus FAR any anxiety TO the
land owners Of this county. Applications
have been filed by Baker and Green
through their attorney Mr.. Mason. of
Emporla. Grcensviiie county. and by FL
more Swami. OF Powhatan county, but so
far no fees have been paid.
Prince Edward Following Is the llsi
OF applicants: Tax Title Company Of
Farrnville: J. c. Moring. w. u. Price.
Thos. Mccain r. V Lyon. II. s. Price
y. s. Taylor & Company. shackleton and
Faris Il. X. Victor. r. w. Price Jno.
W Bsgbv. II. G. Vaughan. Jno. d.
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