They said it had done its job of ending land speculation. Now, they said, it was hurting the economy.

它已经帮助终止了土地投机的状况，而现在，它在损害本国经济。

Petroleum, first pumped from the wells of Pennsylvania in the summer of 1859, made new fortunes equaling those of trade, railways, and land speculation.

石油于 1859 年夏天首次从宾夕法尼亚州的油井中抽出，创造了与贸易、铁路和土地投机相媲美的新财富。