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Alien Landlords Dominate U S Land Ownership
A survey lists vast holdings by foreign entities in the United States. Holland Land Company controls 4.5 million acres, English syndicates hold millions more in Texas Mississippi and Florida, with prominent individuals like Sir Edward Reed and Marquis of Tweeddale owning hundreds of thousands of acres. If trends continue, Americans may own very little land within a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amboahé
United States
Holland Land ‘Company
Texas
Mississippi
Phillips, Marshall & Gle
London
Anglo-American
British Land, Company
Kansas
Missouri Land Company
Scotland
Wisconsin
Florida
Edinburgh
Missouri
Arkansas
Sir Edward Reed
Marquis of Tweeddale
Byron H. Evans
Duke of Sutherland
W. Wharley
M. P
Feterboro
A. Boyson
Sir J. L. Kay
Yorkshire
England