Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-10
Daily 4 cnl,ebec 3opr;laI.
NOTABLE GATHERING
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ing III inns MtSttiI ldlu ~, IN tle cloSIhT
years Of the i"th century. The moment :
luli OF inspiring t!ouS'itS' tl"lltHt "'lHS
wait l"f tiie "Ittpt 10 ulltr tHtiu- !.
Such words touid De nllit Il Woulu no
be my prlVlIrSe 70 SPEAK ihtil. hcSt Iali I
10y "i.,oit "u'S, no I,,
r.mamhro nee maj Tor nor4 man ~ wear,
his snot, 10 b honored hv Inc genius III
the architect ana the skill OF the. artisan
bae haen as familiar rs has been my
Iii al iifa tn IN w.. nv. il II nav !,
tem1l.. worthy OF her greatness. The ma
non We !1Ne Is 70 litnisS r, "'i VI
s.'... ri ;litv
20 % ha.,.i,,t 'ati.-ae ar other natinne an.
49,. to Ia ms bonor ana IN share with rs
ieie ~ ~ 10 u io'. - M, Ln,'ir.J Ebif
IN our JOY anu PRICE me noioitu Nhl'l
Executive OF our own republic IL mere 4"
ediiice In this great building the public
business Of the people is to be transacted.
The federal courts. the agency of the rev
enues and, last but not least. the depart
ment is here to efficiently administer It's
important function.
Al tha conclusion Of Secretary Cages
D u,,I. "A ,,,,,s.,,I,,,
brief address,, HeN. fra"h W. uuilHauiuS
offered "A prayer. Secretary Gage intro
l,,1 postm.star General smith He
"uN'' -, ,..1.-
also was greeted Win ihucH applause
He said in part:
urh;., ,.r..,,1oniaI Iad by, the President az
the republic. i'm the imposing presence ii
DISTINGUISHED national representatives
and foreign dignitarirS ana OF this great
multitude of citizens. is fifty associated
with Chicago day. The stately structure
whose corner stone Is now lald symbollzeS
in large sense the dignity and power OF
the United States. But in a direct and
practical sense il represents the business
Ito and activity of Chicago. X is the ma
,inn's visihIa Seal and STAMP upon the
llon ; nlS SdP - ~ i,,,ariinrc ~ this
co in'ii1 IA a., 'i'' anu NM
iThf davri3nment of the country within
n period Of 30 years on ali its material
idrs seems ike such stuff as dreams
s.u' - nf In is70 m. tntai rnraints :
az h"ue ,i ar,iiaa ,yara s11 70 yjo AMI
~ Wv .r,nanSaS aho,t The same Dur.
It's tutal expenses dpout NJ, a xIo5
diaS o , p go c.acn;nts viii h.. s,tl oo1 00D
Will orr population. not counting the
new possessions. has doubled. the postal
business has multiplied nearly five fold.
The figures in other realms tell the same
story. Since 1870 the distributed well l !
of the country has Increased from ~.
,aO OO0 Oin to over $50 coo. W n,t0U This uneX
III a,,,nled On in Il widely diffuspd The say
inne hanks furnish a direct test. The
- - ,hbr ~ tbair Ipnosits has grown from
IN. nnn -. ,,a ,tar K Mo 0n0 ana th4 au
looo,ooo 70 iioi ~, s5Fo i00 6Go r. over
g. g. ma o10 olo Where could YOU find more
Conclusive testimony that the average
thrift of the people has shared in the al
vancement of prosperity and accumuld
,ion
Win this unmatched growth. what i'm
ootn1tion shall nut metes and bounds To
'i,,anonn,apt az nur country? Is il
the auNanctineht W U"i daveIon,nant
eNp ,t, H. s"c nomn Win III wonderful ma
wn winch mns o and forces Of the past
t tsla 5aradas viii now pause and stand
three uscau.o ~ h,naf"rth r. mark time
SIM: Ar af mercbiner forward? Has our
is,,,,,,, r -, industrial production
1'hiI is limit? Is our growing com !
reached IL n, tho frontiar of It's old
merce 20 n nS me "i onening door of wider
ioihs ana enlarged activity within the
I me1LS wa Wis of the Orient TO be unrecos
nized and unused? American Vat3r ana
heroism nave meyer hr,r,,ter instre On The
hTls srican nm name than during the past two
years Are the genius Of american prog