In the same way it is the purchasing power of the workers in these factories in the cities that enables them and their wives and children to eat more beef, more pork, more wheat, more corn, more fruit and more dairy products, and to buy more clothing made from cotton, wool and leather.
This quote connects the purchasing power of factory workers to the agricultural economy, illustrating the cycle of economic interdependence.
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