Answer #1 They hoped that good railroad connections, skilled workers, cheap hydroelectric power, and attractive communities would be enough to attract new investors to the Eau Claire market.

Any of these would work.

Answer #2 Farming and lumbering were two classes that had competition in the changing of the times.

Again any of these would work.

Answer #3 1885 was the year that George A. Buffington would make his quote about how Eau Claire and Altoona were changing.
 

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