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Forty years later, when he advocated the abolition of tolls, he found all his predictions more than verified.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “Forty years later, when he advocated the abolition of tolls, he found all his predictions more than verified.”
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Alexander notes Seymour's successful predictions regarding the Erie Canal's impact on commerce.
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