Show Absentee I i in n United States In the middle of or the last century an 11 Irishman William Scully Scull came came- cameto to America and be began to bU buy up UI western vestera west vest era ern land He Ho was credited with the thc purchase of oC acres in Illinois He bou bought ht extensive tracts In Mis Missouri Kansas Kansa Nebraska and other slates states When hen ho died tw twelve lve years cars I I n ago o his wealth was estimated at 25 Scully was waR rc regarded as a good landlord He rented his farms cheap on ona ona a 0 cash basis baRis with tho the understanding that tho tiro tenant must mal make e his own Improvements Im Im- and that if Ir he should move the landlord would see that the next tenant paid for tho the Improvements III Ills His agents ag were careful to select good farmers and there was usually a waitIng waltIn waltIng walt walt- In Ing list of ot farmers CarmelS who wanted to get Scull Scully land Recently however howe ert trouble has developed in a section of at tho to Scully Scully cul- cul cull l ly acres In Illinois Tho The agent of or the Scull Scully heirs now ln H living In England notified the tenants of or more ore than than acres in Grundy Grund count county that their rent lent would bo be Increased from tram 6 6 a a- year to 10 and that they would be required to plant thirty of or each acres in 1 clover every year ear and plow It under In order to fertilize the soil soli The tenants have protested and have havo formed a n. league uc to fight tight the Increase The district district district dis dis- attorney has told them they ther have no remedy at law and they h have ve gone to the legislature for relief although h hIt 0 it Is not evident what can be done for tOl them The case Is significant in bringIng bringing bring bring- ing Ins up the dnn dangers ers a of absentee land land- In n the old Pop days das in the west this was a burning issue and the object of or legislation c that got ot nowhere It died down however el with the tho wave of or prosperity that hit tho farms after the lean years ears of or the carl early Meanwhile Meanwhile Meanwhile Mean Mean- while it proved pro a continuing source of oC discOntent In Ireland until the tho British government enact enacted cd legislation permitting permitting permit permit- ting tinS the tenant to buy the land laud he tilled borrowing the money from the government o at 3 per cent Interest When hon absentee exists on onan onan onan an extensive e scale scalp It Is always alwa's liable to abuse and It Is Invariably In a possible blo ble source of Kansas discontent discontent Kansas City Star |