The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-01

From The Toronto Mail and En-
pire:
A London newspaper in q single
issue a few days ago carried adver-
tisements OF over fifty square miles
Of farms for sale. practically all in
England.
1t is only necessary to observe the
real estate advertising to understand
in general way what is going on.
Here is a single column of announce
ments from which one gathers that
the Duke of Buccleugh is selling g.
800 acres OF his land in Warwick
shire; that Lord Scarborough is put
ting thirteen square miles Of his
Lincolnshire land on the market in
parcels OF various sizes: that Lord
Shrewsbury and Talbot win sell g.
100 acres Of his Cheshire estate:
that Lord de Saumerez will sell
Lawshall Hall and 1000 acres Of
land near Bury St. Edmunds, togeth-
er with q lot Of adjoining property;
that Lord Winchelsea has directed
his agents to dispose of a large area
in freehold parcels at Harlech, which
overlooked the royal st. David's
golf COURSE" that Lord Holden's
seat, Nun-appleton Hall, near York,
with $500 acres, will be sold in one
parcel, while a number Of smaller
parcels later will be sold separately.
Tenants Given Chance to Buy.
Lord Combermere is selling $500
acres Of his estate on the Shropshire
border of Cheshire, and an immense
area Of lands owned by the Marquis
OF Crewe went under the hammer.
The Crewe lands were offered in 1877
parcels, each parcel being a farm,
residence or pasture area; while a
large share OF the. Sandbach village
was also included in the offer.
The disposal of these great Eng
lish estates results from many cur
ious causes. Thus, when the Earl Of
Scarborough's Lincolnshire proper
ties were offered 1t was explained
that the estate had been managed
for so many years by an agent who
recently had died. The parcels were
SO numerous and scattered that all
though they lay in the same district
1t required a journey OF over one
hundred miles to visit all of them.
Lord Scarborough therefore decided
to dispose of the land, and issued in
that in every case the ten
ant occupying the land was to have
preference as purchaser.
War Makes New Millionairss.
Whether one goes to Christle's in
London, where paintings, statuary,
furniture, tapestries, rugs, all man
ner of art and household effects, are
sold under the hammer; or to, the
real estate auctions where estates
many centuries old are dispersed in
a few hours. precisely the same
phenomena are to be observed. The
Of the old aristocracy
are passing into the hands OF people
who better can afford TO own them;
hands, indeed. that lately have been
calloused by real labor or soiled in
the process Of trade. War taxes and
the high cost of living have brought
the aristocracy to the point where its
easy going, casual, comfortable and
inefficient method Of management
will not stand the strain.
England is full Of new millionaires,
lively, enterprising, ambitious people
who can afford the noble old estates
much better than the noble lords can
afford them. So they are getting the
estates now, and a little later on the
degradation will be wiped out. For
there will be a general election, the
parties win need funds, and the new
in their newly acquired
manor houses and castles will ex-
change fat campaign checks for
titles; whereupon the manor will re-
sumo its role Of eminent respectable
Ity as the seat of titled family.