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South Quincy land offers wage earners independence and riches
The piece argues that vast, well drained lands near Quincy provide a path to independence for workers with small capital. It envisions five to ten acre smallholdings subdivided from the Kingdom of Reclamation, enabling five acres to yield crops like cabbage and strawberries, support canning factories, and deliver steady profits, with transport links and irrigation backing a future of ownership over wages.
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