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and energies of his tenantry were so far deve- 

 loped, that they would be qualified for relieving- him 

 of his duty, using- the surplus profits, in the interim, 

 to supplement the deficiency in the contributions of 

 the tenantry to the general fund, caused by their 

 poverty-stricken and helpless condition. He would 

 carefully avoid entering- into competition with his 

 tenantry, and in this view would not occupy the 

 field a moment longer than necessity compelled. 

 There would however, of course, be an under standing- 

 bet ween Jones and his tenantry, on his making- over 

 his lucrative business, with all rights of direct par- 

 ticipation in the profits, and engaging to retire from 

 business altogether, that the loss should be made up 

 to him, either by a handsome roya%, or such other 

 arrang-ement entered into, as would make him a 

 joint participator in the general prosperity of the 

 community, and thus better able to increase the 

 efficiency of all departments maintained for the 

 public good. 



But, if Jones should be compelled, or for any 

 reason should determine, to resort to foreig*n ag-ency 

 for the purpose of developing- the resources of his 

 estate, he would be relieved of the trouble and 

 expense of organizing and supervising- a large de- 

 partment to superintend and carry out operations 

 on an extended scale. The necessity, however, for 

 undertaking them on an experimental and smaller 

 scale, and of working them out to a point that 

 would enable him to satisfy those he wished to 



