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whether the necessary work on the marshes is done by prisoner 

 labor or by free labor, so far as the accomplishment is concerned. 

 But my thought is this, or rather the thought of a good many who 

 -have given this subject consideration: that Jersey faces an oppor- 

 tunity to pull herself out of a hole in which she has been for 

 years by the advertising, the commendation, the enterprise and 

 interest that is bound to be created if she shall utilize that oppor- 

 tunity and make use of those prisoners to do the work. The pub- 

 licity that we are all talking about that is unquestionably necessary 

 is going to come, and come without a cent of cost directly, in my 

 belief. 



Now, then, there is just one other phase of this situation I want 

 to follow Dr. Lipman in touching upon. That is, that after all is 

 said and done, the miaterial advantage that is to accrue to our 

 commonwealth as a result of this forward looking movement is only 

 a part of what we stand for. It is not enough that a man make 

 much money; it is not enough that our state grow great and rich. 

 The land which is the best land is the land which makes happy 

 homes, pleasant places to work and good places to play. And when 

 I talk about these opportunities which I can see, think I can, at 

 least, as clearly as anything that goes before my vision, the thought 

 constantly is of families living and enjoying life; and that upon the 

 basis of that kind of prosperity we are going to rear our state. 



President Engle: We will next hear from the Department 

 of Qiarities and Corrections, Mr. Lewis. 



