At that time the district that I represent. stretching along the Atlantic coast froni Cape Henry to Lookout. comprising sixteen counties (the very cradle of the Government). with a soil as fertile and a population as intelligent and honest as can be found in the country. was perhaps the strongest freetrade district in the Union. Since then plant after plant has been settled in our pine forests and cypress and juniper swamps. the smoke of mills rises everywhere above the pine tops. the sound of the axman and the noisy rattle of the sawmill is heard in the wild. wild woods and swamps and along the roadside. and the output of sawed and dressed lumber aggregate millions of feet weekly. This industry has brought us railroads. more civilization in the interior. multiplied steani and sail vessels upon our waters. brought us immigration and capital to operate this industry. increased the price of stumpage. of labor. and made the merchant more successful and thrifty. In consequence thereof a large protective sentiment has developed. and it grows daily as the manufacture of lumber and cotton increases. There is also a strong sentiment for the restoration of the twodollar tariff on lumber given by the present bill.
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