When first elected to Congress he was but 34 years of age. His district was large in territory and his unusually numerous constituency increased with a rapidity possible only in the most fertile and accessible of our frontier States. It was a purely agricultural district. but the interests involved in this department of industry in connection with those growing out of Indian affairs. railroad operations. the settlement of immigrants under preemption and homestead laws made demands upon him exacting enough to test the strength and patience of the most vigorous and devoted Representative. yet. whileneglecting none of these interests. Mr. HASKELL found time to study diligently and with appreciative interest the economic laws which promote the progress of nations in population. wealth. and. intelligence. * Looking beyond the district he had been chosen to represent. and the magnificent.young Commonwealth of which it was a part. he was ever ready to give careful and conscientious consideration to the most minute interest of the citizens of any State which might be affected by proposed legislation.
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