The American system of locating various and extensive manufactories next to the plow and the pasture, and adding connecting railroads and steamboats, has produced in our distant interior country a result noticeable by the intelligent portions of all commercial nations.
Grant describes the American system of manufacturing and transportation that has enhanced commerce across the nation.
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