I do not know whose constituency it is from. This petition is from Merced County. California. About one hundred and fifty of these gentlemen ask us to remove the duty on lumber. and for the following reasons: First. A combination of lumbermen of this Slate have advanced the price of lumber more than $8 per thousand. to such an exorbitant figure that it has become a grievous burden upons the farmers and all other persons who are conpelled to use it. particularly to colonizing immigrants. It will at once be recognized that this is a serious obstacle to Californias progress. Second.
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