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Unmeasured supplies of all kinds, mineral and agricultural, are at hand,--the richest ores and the most golden crops, with the largest coal-fields of the world below and the largest corn-fields of the world above.
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Sumner points out the abundant natural resources available in the United States, emphasizing its potential.
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