Not only would the land be brought within the means of a larger number of purchasers, but many persons possessed of greater means would be content to settle on a larger quantity of the poorer lands rather than emigrate farther west in pursuit of a smaller quantity of better lands.
He argues that making land more accessible could encourage settlement on less desirable lands rather than pushing people westward.
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