Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-15
LANDLORDS WILL Be.
EASY ON TENANTS
HARMONIOUS MEETING OF THE
TWO CLASSES WAS HELD AT
JACKSON YESTERDAY.

JACKSON, Ca, Sept. BIN pursuance
to a call this afternoon one OF the largest
attended mass meetings of white and
colored citizens ever known in this coun-
ty, was held in the city court room to dis
cuss the division Of the small cotton yield
in this county between landlords and
renters. Never before in the history OF
this county was such a mass meeting
called and a large crowd was in attend
ance on the meeting and participated in
the discussion between the landlords and
renters.
Though without a parallel. the express
sions from both landlords and renters
were perfectly harmonious. each fully
realizing the smallness Of the crop yield.
One who had laboreu faithfully all the
year to make a bountiful crop, but when
the crop was at its brightest, a severe
drought came and disaster befell every
product; on the other hand. the landlord
had endorsed his renters notes for sup
plies and fertilizers to make a crop with,
and now only enough is made to pay
rent nothing remaining for supplies and
fertilizers and pay heavy tax rate on
his property, which on account OF provi-
Dental causes, makes his farm this year
a heavy burden upon his hands. yet in
view of the conditions that confront him.
he said to his renters that each landlord
must be the burden-bearer for renter and
lllQSelI. anu no was W4llln6 u cudAC us
asters with the tiller of his land.
In having such expressions from his
white friends, their landlords, the large
number of negro renters present were
made happy, by the sympathy expressed
this afternoon by their landlords being
willing 70 share the short yield this year
with him. No colored renter present made
incendiary speeches, but on the other
hanu, expressed their loyalty to their
white friends, his landlord. and were wills
ling to abide their decision on the ques-
ton at issue.
At the beginning OF this discussion OF
the division Of the small cotton crop, all
realized that ii was matter resting en-
tirely between the landlord and renter,
and that they alone could adjust the mat
ter amicaibly to all concerned. The meet
ing today was called purely to learn the
sentiment Of the landlords Of the county
in regard to what disposition was to be
made Of the crop, and his attitude toward
him as renter for another year. AS
stated, the meeting has brought about
closer relationship between the land
lords and renters in this county, and
there will be no clash at all. each landlord
will take care of his respective renters.
though they were a heavy loss to him
this year, and begin a new year with
new resolutions and determination to
a bount-ful crop in 1903, all sharing disas-
tiers together and looking forward to
bountiful harvests another year to make
amends for the disasters OF the 1902 crop.
In all, your correspondent never witnessed
such a meeting, everything harmonious,
not an incendiary word spoken; all feel
ing that disasters had befallen each, and
both willing to share such losses as each
was eapacitated as renter or landlord.
The renters returned home this evening,
feeling that they had accomplished much
today by their call meeting. Speeches
were made by prominent white citizens
and by highly respected colored renters
upon the disasters of the crop yield this
year, and each expressed himself that the
question was to be settled between land
lord and tenant, and that each was willing
to make sacrifices to help one another in
the calamity that has befallen the en-
tire crop yield in this county.