. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. iliar. The changes wehave cited will sufficiently show the great revo-lution that railroads made in the conditionsbefore existing and the improvements in thefortunes of its people. Indeed, the ten yearsthat last preceded the Civil War, was a periodof prosperity. Railroads brought with them agreat reduction in the price of all articles im-ported into the county, and also a materialincrease in the price of farming products, andconsequently a rise in farm rents and in thevalue of real estate. Labor was in demand,and consequently wages incr
. History of Chautauqua County, New York, and its people. iliar. The changes wehave cited will sufficiently show the great revo-lution that railroads made in the conditionsbefore existing and the improvements in thefortunes of its people. Indeed, the ten yearsthat last preceded the Civil War, was a periodof prosperity. Railroads brought with them agreat reduction in the price of all articles im-ported into the county, and also a materialincrease in the price of farming products, andconsequently a rise in farm rents and in thevalue of real estate. Labor was in demand,and consequently wages increased. The build-ing of plank roads extended the advantage en-joyed along the chief highways of travel tointerior and remote parts of the was reasonably plenty. In the smaller,as well as the larger villages, new buildingswere erected, and improvements made. Theiryears of privation being ended, the people weresatisfied with their present prosperity. Thefeverish desire to accumulate great wealth hadnot taken possession of them. At no time was.
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