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Butler - Excellent speech telling what "Prosperity" really meant - and what a truly "prosperous" country means not mere wealth, nor spending but justice, equity and high ideals -- much applauded. Next Augustus Thomas, Playwright, critic, etc made an excellent speech, well delivered, very keen & witty and embodying wholesome liberal ideas. I read afterward Harriman spoke too. What I read in the paper was rather tame compared to Butler's and Thomas's speech. Had to run away at 11 P.M. so as to catch the train for Niagara. Slept badly arrived at Clifton Hotel
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Dec 1 next [[strikethrough]]morning[[strikethrough]] day at about 12:30 P.M. had lunch there then drove in motor car to works of D. & F. Co where Townsend, A H & E H Hooker, Sperry, Marsh etc were assembled. Started right away discussion of proposed enlargements, until 7 P.M. Then went to Hotel Clifton. Supper for us all inclusive Paulies & Stone. Kept discussing cells until 11:30 PM. Felt very tired
Dec 2. At 10 AM started again discussing cells. Kept at it all day. Sandwiches & apples for lunch in old office. Finally all approved
except Marsh on 15' x 19" cell. Marsh seemed to
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