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trade of the cities depends upon the produc tions of the country. It is their interest that the country should produce vigorously and profitably ; for upon this the prosperity of both town and country depends. But this produc tion cannot be accomplished without adequate labor; and the merchants of the cities are as vitally concerned in promoting an efficient sys