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competition is needed in transportation as well as in all other business, 

 and the prospect of our having it are brightening. Until recently we 

 have had but one line of communication between here and San Francisco, 

 and only one between there and New York. We have now successfully 

 established two or three lines of steamers to New York, and we have a 

 prospect of the speedy completion of two lines of railroads between 

 here and San Francisco. So vigorously are they pushing on the work 

 on the great national highway, the Pacific Railroad, that we confidently 

 hope at our next annual festival we shall have the pleasure of seeing 

 many of our Eastern friends in our midst, participating in our enjoy- 

 ment. 



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