BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Aug. 25. William Scully was an Irish aristocrat with land-owning family roots going back 500 years, and both he and his family members were known as heavy-handed landlords in Ireland. Farmland Partners. Paul Beaver, in his treatise: William Scully and the Scully Socolofsky gives Scully a fairly high mark as a landlord, claiming that the agricultural ladder-tenant to owner-opera tor-functioned fairly well, even though the tenant could not buy Scully land. ''Nasty Nasty! Accessibility Statement, DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. In that capacity, he recently completed a 12-year project in which he oversaw the installation of 700 miles of drainage tile on Scully land. At that time, more than 7,000 acres of the Scully land . ''astral radiations'' enter the animals through their horns and invest them with life force. Farmland Partners. But some family members believe the ''Scully universe'' is destined to crumble eventually, for better or worse. Jimmy John Liautaud. preponderance of hungry wolves. The Scully Family. (first graphic with triangle). 10. The loan they got to pay it off was one of the largest ever granted by the Federal Land Bank, according to Walden, who works in the family`s office on the second floor of a Lincoln bank that, until a few years ago, the family owned. Farm Progress is part of the Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC. However, much of this Scully spent about $10,000 to produce the monograph, which will be exhibited later this year at the Lincoln Public Library, 30 miles north of Springfield. Scully's son, known as "Young" Michael, and his daughter-in-law, Nanchen, rehabilitated the Weber House on South Seventh Street, as well as the Hickox House downtown, which is home to Norb Andy's. After a local priest criticised his actions, he converted to protestantism and insisted that his children do likewise. ''They don`t sell anything if they can help it,'' one family associate said. 7. and 8. Todd Spivak. > Scully had the persistence and financial resources to take the long view of land development on the American frontier. Well, not quite on their own, considering that each Scully child and grandchild has his or her own land trust and a hefty annual check from it. Grundy, 400 in Will and 10 acres in Mason Co. In addition, Scully still owned 2,500 acres in Ireland with a host of tenants. Last Farm Boy Michael`s blond, 7-year-old granddaughter, Catherine, whom he jokingly refers to as ''the queen,'' stands to come into control of at least 10,000 acres in her adult life, but only after all her grandparents, parents and aunts and uncles are dead. The final Elkhart Historical Society dinner/lecture of 2011 was on November 4 at The Wild Hare Caf in Elkhart, IL. The opinions of this writer are not necessarily those of Farm Progress/Informa. The fact that much of this land was concentrated in a block permitted the owner to drain the land independently of organized drainage districts. were able to get into their fields two weeks earlier than the other . At the top of the tower is a meditation room with a representative "Grail" cup. Now more than ever, were asking for your support to continue providing our community with real news that everyone can access, free of charge. Ribeiro began investing in farmland in central Illinois in the early 1980s, following his success as a businessman and entrepreneur in Brazil. Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. William inherited land, but he set off in the mid-1800s to make his fortune in America. fortune in the larger and more wide-open spaces of America. For absentee ownership in the counties surveyed, Bill Gates comes in fourth with just shy of 12,000 acres. "Without them," says local preservationist Dick Hart, "Springfield would have lost that train station.". Dr. Renato Ribeiro. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. several other books, one being his 2010 I started looking. Bill Borgognoni, who is leading the restoration, declines comment on Scully's proposal because he has not seen the plan but does warn of high costs and possible safety hazards. No one was ever convicted for the killings. His empire, at one time the largest in the United States, remains in land trusts controlled by his descendants. waterways, small dams and promoting William Scully was an Irish aristocrat with land-owning family roots going back 500 years, and both he and his family members were known as heavy-handed landlords in Ireland. Sometimes Peter`s creative dealings have been inspired by necessity. Scully Estates of Logan County, Illinois. Beavers early research According to my research, the church is the largest absentee owner of prime central Illinois farm ground. > 4 (1920), 220-21. The Marion County, Kansas, holdings fairly early became wheat country. William inherited land, but he set off in the mid-1800s to make his fortune in America. wscully@earthlink.net . But the eldest of the brothers should not be written off as a wealthy family`s golden flake. But four of his children by a previous marriage sued when they received nothing from the estate, and, rather than risk dissolution of the land holdings, a settlement of more than $900,000 was paid out, family members said. William inherited land, but he set off in the mid-1800s to make his fortune in America. He eventually owned a total of 211,000 acres in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, including 30,000 acres in Logan County, Ill. alone. local individual, William Scully, was the focus of his November For several years after, Scully leased Union Station to the state, which used the building as office space for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and eventually bought it in 1999 for a mere $270,000. By the end of the century he owned approximately 250,000 acres in the US and, through his land agents, was able to exert greater control on his American lands than on those he owned in Ireland. He rounds out the list for individual owners of central Illinois prime farm ground with just over 7,100 acres. He also owns the NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars. his Illinois prairie land around 1870, using big open ditches These two entities are investment vehicles for the pension fund giant TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund), which has grown to be the largest institutional investor in farmland worldwide under the guidance of Jose Minaya. -- "Lord" William Scully, who is one of the largest individual land owners in the United States, this week transferred to his wife all his lands in Logan County, Ill., amounting to about 30,000 acres. His son, Thomas, continued presentation. Ceres Partners is an asset investment manager focused solely on food and agriculture with large holdings in Indiana and Michigan. Born in London, raised in France, and schooled at Harvard, Scully spent most of his adult life here in Sangamon County -- not counting the months-long European vacations and the annual weeks-long fishing trips in South America, where he is right now. Long warm days and cool summer nights with plenty of water from the river have helped it to rank among the most productive regions in the U.S., if not the world. Another self-made billionaire, Liautaud is the founder of the Jimmy Johns sandwich franchise. "I have only one interest in Springfield," says Scully, "and that's Union Station. He learned this after investigating Gates purchase of the 100 Circles farm in eastern Washington by one of Gates holding companies. The unique land system that he used on his 225,000 acres of American agricultural land, farmed by some fifteen hun dred tenants at the time of his death, attracted attention to this "most exten sive American landowner." William Scully possessed an extraordinary determination to succeed as a landlord. But Scully and his brother, Peter, 62, of Dwight, are the reigning generation over what was, at the turn of the century, the largest farmland empire in the U.S. owned by one man: their grandfather. Peter`s greatest diversification efforts have been abroad. recoup his earnings, while working on a plan for crop & cattle Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. comes in at No. Paul has authored Email questions to. PRIME: There are more professional farm managers on prime central Illinois ground than in the rest of the state, because there are more absentee landowners. Less flamboyant than his older brother, Peter is no less concerned about the family`s responsibilities as caretaker of the land. The opinions of this writer are not necessarily those of Farm Progress/Informa. 3. Bill Gates. Presumably this land was less profitable because Scully did not hold it long. But now, at the project's 11th hour, just as bids go out for a general contractor charged with overseeing the project, the local millionaire who once owned Union Station has come forward with an alternative vision for the clock tower. Sometime between Long warm days and cool summer nights with plenty of water from the river have helped it to rank among the most productive regions in the U.S., if not the world. The Ballycohey Outrage, as it came to be known, inspired new laws that gave greater protection to farm tenants in Ireland. 4. farmers as a result. It was the same year that his son and daughter-in-law had taken over Union Station, leading Scully to embark on what he calls "the last major quest of my life.". Scully, William 5. The Gates story brought to light what we were already seeing in the industry: Investors were recognizing farmland as a good long-term investment and new players were showing up at farm sales. Ribeiro began investing in farmland in central Illinois in the early 1980s, following his success as a businessman and entrepreneur in Brazil. We are given only sketchy pictures of what the social and economic effects of the Scully system were, and the book lacks a description of characteristic Scully farms. After a brief period at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, William was apprenticed to a Dublin solicitor but chose not to enter the legal profession. Tried at Clonmel assizes in 1849 for shooting two sons of a tenant during an eviction, he was not convicted, but at the Kilkenny assizes in 1865, he was found guilty of assaulting Bridget Teahan, the wife of one of his tenants, sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and ordered to pay Teahan 80 in damages. landowners had done for years - for centuries. The Scully holdings were put together in the 1800s by the family`s patriarch, the controversial William Scully, a heavy-handed but visionary Irish aristocrat who was shot and wounded by. His grandfather William was an infamous Irish landowner vilified in both Ireland and America for his harsh treatment of tenants. He got in when land was cheap, buying wet prairie in central Illinois, subhumid prairie near the western frontier in Kansas and Nebraska. He returned to Ireland to "The Scully Land System in Marion County" appearing in the Kansas Historical Quarterly in 1950.1 That thirty-eight-page article traced in detail the acquisition and development of approximately 7S,000 acres of For the first time in ten years the tenants of thousands of acres in the County of Logan, Ill., and other tracts of land in various parts of the country have received a visit from their landlord, William Scully. Corn, soybeans bounce back after Tuesdays severe slump, Calf prices strengthen, cattle herd shrinking. William Scully is well known. Just 100 copies of the brochure were printed, half of which were mailed out last month as Christmas gifts to Scully's friends and family members. Two days later Scully returned to buy an additional 6,400 acres.] ''We as a family have been fortunate that my grandfather came over and put together this estate, and that we have the privilege of earning money from it,'' he said. ''I`ll tell you, when we were cleaning out the hog pens we used to think a lot about our dream house in the south of France and what a different lifestyle we were following,'' said Michael, who like Peter retains a slight English accent. local individual, William Scully, was the focus of his November Once abandoned and threatened with demolition, Union Station has since been ensured a long future as the welcome center for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum complex. "My interest is in what lies behind the tower -- the symbolic significance of the tower and what it could be.". Heres a deeper dive: 1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. government for their service in the war. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama, and Springfield's three legislators each were mailed a copy. The final Elkhart Farmland Partners largest holdings in central Illinois prime ground is in Edgar County, purchased from race car magnate and businessman Gerald Forsythe in 2015. The affair received a large amount of coverage in the Irish and London press and Scully's name became synonymous with the archetypal corrupt and evil Irish landlord. in Illinois and other parts of the mid-west. Heres a look at the top 10 absentee landowners in central Illinois, and where they own farmland. Scully married twice; firstly Margaret Sweetman (d. 1861) in 1851, with whom he had three daughters, and secondly Enriqueta Angela Chynoweth (d. 1932) in 1876, with whom he had three sons and one daughter. They had tried to resurrect Springfield`s Union Station as an upscale shopping and restaurant mall, and though their renovation efforts were praised, the project never attracted enough customers to survive. However, the They are managed by Westchester Management Group Inc., based in Champaign. His oldest son is a carpenter in Vermont. Each trust is so tightly protected that it cannot be opened even for charitable purposes. (18211906), landowner, was born 23 November 1821 in Kilfeacle, Co. Tipperary, the youngest son of Denys Scully (qv), lawyer, and his second wife, Katherine (ne Eyre; d. 1843). He devised what became known as the Scully lease which set rents at lower rates but bound tenants to follow set crop rotations and other advanced agricultural practices. As the USA spread further west Scully made additional acquisitions, particularly in Kansas and Nebraska. Jimmy John Liautaud. But after it became his, he wanted to preserve his idea to open the tower and promote its inherent symbolism. Michael Scully, 78-year-old heir to one of central Illinois' largest family fortunes, has commissioned his own architectural-design plan to re-create the ancient legend of the Holy Grail in downtown Springfield. Some of his siblings had less controversial careers, following their father into the legal profession and politics: his brother Vincent Scully (qv) was liberal MP for Co. Cork (18527, 185965). "LORD" SCULLY AS LANDLORD; Aged Owner of Over 200,000 Acres Dropping Business Cares. Founder and CEO Paul Pittman grew up in a farm family in Illinois. Mobile number (602) 721-3768 . "If people think it's a good idea, that's fine. Scully says he considers Union Station a significant footnote in his own rich family history. When the Roman Catholic Church condemned Scully`s behavior in Ireland, he became a Protestant. Most farmers prefer battered Ford Ranger and Chevy Blazer farm trucks to flashy limousines or Mercedes sedans, and they lead low-profile lives in rural Illinois communities. Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. Premiere Farm Properties and Global Ag Properties USA. One may wonder how different things might have been if Scully's intention to become a resident farmer on his recently acquired land in Illinois in the early 1850s had been realized. 324 Main Library | 1408 West Gregory Drive | Urbana IL 61801 | 217-333-1777 |. Professor Emeritus, Paul Beaver of Lincoln College, local author and historian, was the featured speaker.Many know Beaver as a nationally recognized authority on Abraham Lincoln, but his knowledge of another local individual, William Scully, was the focus of his November . Send a letter to the editor and we'll publish your feedback in print! Lauher owns Rolling Acres Ag Solutions and is a member of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Abandoned for several years, the crumbling building had been threatened with demolition when Young Michael and Nanchen stepped in to buy it. Nestled next to the Columbia River Gorge, the farm was a sight to behold. He is 90 years of age, owing to his infirm condition is putting his affairs into shape so that he will be relieved of all business cares. 6. 1, No. Instead, he was long an alien landlord, operating through agents. The brochure includes a conceptual design sketch for the clock tower's interior by Springfield architect Bruce Ferry, whose firm won national awards for its reconstruction of the Old State Capitol building. Scully began to drain ''We have tried to make another fortune, but you have to be lean and mean and tough as hell, and so far we haven`t done it,'' said Michael, who is known less for his business acumen than for his quirky but considerable personal charm, and his environmental and conservation activism. Gov. ''It is time for the young to learn how to fly and leave the nest,'' he said. Tall and thin, with thick tufts of snow-white hair, Scully cuts an almost regal figure. Dr. Renato Ribeiro. In recent years, family members have tried to diversify, with results ranging from moderate success to dramatic failure. conservation and improvement of the soil. Woodrow says he and Thompson often work together on projects and planning for the benefit of the family. View Full Report . By 1900 William Scully had accumulated about 225,000 acres of prime agricultural land in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Neibraska. 10 in this survey of absentee landowners of prime central Illinois farmland. For absentee ownership in the counties surveyed, Bill Gates comes in fourth with just shy of 12,000 acres. Using knowledge of drainage from his days in Ireland, he dug ditches and installed drain tile, speculating that a railroad would connect Chicago to St. Louis. His next boy is, ''let`s face it, unemployed and living in Chicago. Anyone can read what you share. (2011) will be the subject of an up-coming Elkhart Historical Ribeiro began investing in farmland in central Illinois in the early 1980s, following his success as a businessman and entrepreneur in Brazil. Abraham Lincoln in Logan County, Illinois 1834-1860. "We all have our quirks.". That means the majority of farmland is owned by farmers and will continue to be for generations to come. The Scullys were a prosperous catholic family of middlemen and lawyers in Co. Tipperary, and Denys Scully was an active figure in catholic political life. For instance, how is he going to keep his children down on the farm? The venture died as quickly as it began, at a loss of some $5 million. Farmland Partners largest holdings in central Illinois prime ground is in Edgar County, purchased from race car magnate and businessman Gerald Forsythe in 2015. He was the Downtown Springfield is about to resurrect a piece of its history as Union Ceres Partners. A clipping of Apr. But Scully has so far received no responses. Lauher owns Rolling Acres Ag Solutions and is a member of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Woodrow says he and Thompson often work together on projects and planning for the benefit of the family. They are managed by Westchester Management Group Inc., based in Champaign. Wild Hare Caf in Elkhart, IL. William Scully is well known. 10 in this survey of absentee landowners of prime central Illinois farmland. and dredgers. The immigration of Mennonites from Russia in 1874 and their purchase of vast acreages of government and railroad land; and the large purchases of land by William Scully, of Illinois, between 1870 and 1885 and his introduction of the Scully land system, which included tenant farming and drain tiling the fields, both helped the early settlement . It was a cold January day in 2021 when Eric OKeefe, editor and founder of The Land Report, walked up to the podium at the Land Expo in Iowa and announced Bill Gates as Americas largest individual farmland owner. In previous statements, representatives of the church say they see farmland as a good way to protect and steward excess donations to the church almost a rainy day fund, in case expenditures ever become greater than donations. waterways, small dams and promoting Some were even shot and killed by Irish tenants. Peter has two grandsons, so far, and they also stand to inherit large chunks of the Scully lands. is a farmland real estate investment trust (REIT), which is sometimes described as a mutual fund that holds real estate. In central Illinois, the Scully brothers oversee 20 family trusts that control 43,000 acres (the average farm in Illinois is about 325 acres), most of it leased to tenant farmers at $120 an acre per year. He owns more than 1,500 acres in Spain and about the same in Argentina. Great Plains Quarterly Email questions to ispfmra@countryside-marketing.com
. bought much of his land from Civil War Veterans ("private sellers") The result is a large-format 16-page glossy brochure titled The Union Station and Its Tower: Restoration and Future. "No eccentric ever thinks he's eccentric," Scully says with a wink. A 1991 article claims that the church already owned over 38,000 acres of farmland in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri at that time. The most serious blow to a family member`s personal finances came recently when a $5.5 million investment by Michael and his namesake son, the carpenter, went under. The prime soils of central Illinois have the highest concentration of absentee landowners as measured by the per-capita number of professional farm managers. If you have ever seen a map of the productive soils of Illinois, you will notice that the prime soils generally make a triangle that runs from Champaign to Springfield to Peoria. Increasing demand for Illinois land, making Scully's investments there profitable, apparently helped make possible extensive acquisitions in Kansas and Nebraska. Founder and CEO Paul Pittman grew up in a farm family in Illinois. Scully began to drain Beginning in 1870, William Scully of Illinois made large land purchases in Marion County. Home WILLIAM SCULLY'S METHODS; How the Notorious Land Monopolist Treats His Tenants. Great Plains Studies ''I`m a Gemini, with two faces,'' Michael said. It was a hugely profitable policy and contributed to his enormous personal wealth at the time of his death (at least $10 million). You can find the original article here. He Ceres Partners. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. who lived out of state and cared less about moving to Illinois where However, the land was not conducive to raising sheep, especially with the preponderance of hungry wolves. Coming in at a distant third with less than half the acreage of either of the top two landowners is Farmland Partners. However, the land was not conducive to raising sheep, especially with the preponderance of hungry wolves. He attends seances, collects crystals and follows the teachings of Austrian social philosopher Rudolf Steiner, whose study of man`s cosmic inner spirit is known as anthrosoposophy. The Scully Family Farming the Prairie. In a close second is the Scully Family ground, largely based in Logan County. Many know Beaver as a nationally recognized As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. View Full Article in Timesmachine , See the article in its original context from. Paul's latest endeavor, The Last Farm Boy The below chart does not encompass all the properties these investors own in Illinois, but rather the properties they own in the given county. He bought large tracts of swampy ground in Logan Countysome for as little as 50 cents per acre. Email addresses. The Scully family derives the majority of its income from leasing the land. In previous statements, representatives of the church say they see farmland as a good way to protect and steward excess donations to the church almost a rainy day fund, in case expenditures ever become greater than donations. Information is out there if you know how to get it and if you know what to look for. Understandably, Scully's operations aroused much opposition, especially in hard times. WILLIAM SCULLY: COMMENT It is a pleasure to comment this afternoon on Homer Socolofsky's paper. on agriculture, then returned for his second attempt to make his He is reportedly the largest individual farmland owner in the U.S., and it also appears he is the largest individual owner of prime central Illinois farmland. Historical Society dinner/lecture of 2011 was on November 4 at The 9. The tenants resisted with arms and one of his bailiffs and an RIC sub-constable were shot dead. William was sentenced to a year in an Irish prison, but apparently paid a hefty fine instead. Scully says he is quietly seeking political backing for his idea. William Scully immigrated from Ireland twice, the first time with intentions of raising sheep like his family and his fellow Irish landowners had done for years - for centuries. And Michael believes the eventual breakup of the Scully lands is not necessarily a bad thing. Their early formal education was in exclusive European boarding schools, but the brothers were also well-trained in the family business in central Illinois, they said. Trained in Ireland`s marshy farm fields, he knew American lands could be drained and tamed. As the debts piled up, the senior Scully was forced to take control of the operation. The land was drained, the railroad came in and William Scully made his fortune. explored the vast farmland holdings of the Scully family The unique land system that he used on his 225,000 acres of American agricultural land, farmed by some fifteen hun dred tenants at the time of his death, attracted attention to this "most exten sive American landowner." William Scully possessed an extraordinary determination to succeed as a landlord. In a matter of months, the Scullys converted Union Station from a boarded-up eyesore into an upscale shopping mall. "It's more symbolic than it is historic. Professional farm managers have unique insight into the world of farmland investing, and they bring a unique perspective. Tied up in trusts, the Illinois ground has passed down to the families of two of his grandsons, Michael and Peter Scully. Registered in England and Wales. Scully said. 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