Freehold Land Society appeal in Liverpool meeting
A Liverpool audience hears James Taylor explain how freehold land ownership could reform education, policing, and living standards. He cites Birmingham progress and urges workers and masters to join, arguing land ownership binds labor and industry for national welfare. The resolution praises real property stake for stable institutions and providence.
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Liverpool
Lancashire
Birmingham
Derby
Carlisle
Taylor
John Smith
Smith
F. Boutt
R. V. Yates
James Taylor
Tayylour
Freehold land society buys first estate for workers
The Northampton Town and County Freehold Land Society ballots its first four acre estate of forty four allotments on August 14. Each allotment costs 25 pounds with possession at Christmas. Advocates say small savings enable artisans to compete with large landowners and gain equal political power. The plan, backed by surveyor Mr Sull, aims for sound civil and financial footing.
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Leicester
J. Dyer
Croydon
Close
Dowell
W. A. Wilkinson
Mr. W
England
Elkington
National Freehold Land Society
Freehold Land Movement pushes circulation and plans estate ballot
Mr Cosford computes value per square foot while back portion commands different rates. The Freehold Land Movement laments low member engagement and urges wider circulation of l’un Frer. HOLDER. The August issue touts progress and notes a second ten acre estate to be balloted soon, with D Hall among the holders.
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Cosford
Freehold Land Movement
Dyer
D. Hall
Northampton
National Freehold Land Society Extends to Manningford
The Wiltshire Independent reports the society has bought an estate at Manningford in North Wilts spanning 22 acres suitable for garden allotments or building lots. The move aims to break up large land holdings, empower small savers, and demonstrate a potent, central organization’s impact on land access.
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North Wilts
Manningford
Wiltshire Independent
Croydon Meeting Advocates National Freehold Land Plan
A sparsely attended Croydon Lecture Hall gathering endorsed the National Freehold Land plan to broaden the franchise for middle and working classes. Speakers argued frugality and home ownership as paths to fair county representation and social elevation, with £30 shares enabling smallholders to compete with capitalists.
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Switzerland
Denmark
Spain
Germany
Hong Kong
Smithfield
Sheba
Solomon
Wolverhampton
Freehold Land Society
Lord John
Northampton Town and County Freehold Land Society
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