“Mr. Rogers—Will the gentleman allow me to ask him a question?
“Mr. Washburn, of Wisconsin—Certainly.
“Mr. Rogers—Are these pine lands entirely worthless except for timber?
“Mr. Washburn, of Wisconsin—They are generally worthless for any other purpose. I am personally familiar with that subject. These lands are not valuable for purposes of settlement.
“Mr. Farnsworth—They will be after the timber is taken off.
“Mr. Washburn, of Wisconsin—No, sir.
“Mr. Rogers—I want to know the character of these pine lands.
“Mr. Washburn, of Wisconsin—They are generally sandy, barren lands. My friend from the Green Bay district (Mr. Sawyer) is himself perfectly familiar with this question, and he will bear me out in what I say, that these timber lands are not adapted to settlement.
“Mr. Rogers—The pine lands to which I am accustomed are generally very good. What I want to know is, what is the difference between our pine lands and your pine lands?
“Mr. Washburn, of Wisconsin—The pine timber of Wisconsin generally grows upon barren, sandy land. The gentleman from Maine (Mr. Peters) who is familiar with pine lands, will, I have no doubt, say that pine timber grows generally upon the most barren lands.”