The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-05
Laid CORNER SIONE.
Kansas Accepts Site of Paw
nee Village.
WHERE FLAG WAS RAISED
Governor Stanley Makes an
Eloquent Speech,
FLAG WAS RAISED

OAs1IC lAAS --@tL4AS OcNA u ttiS SpdIilsL
flag within the boundaries of the state
and the substitution of the American
flag therefor. Governor ". E. Stanley
was the orator of the occasion.
In 1906 Lieutenant Pike reached the CAPT
tai Of the Pawnee Republic in his ex-
petition through the newly acquired Lou
isiana purchase and seeing the Spanish
flag noating he ordered it hauled down.
He told the chiefs OF the Republic that
they could not have two great fathers,
and that they must select either the SOW
ereignty Of Spain or America. AT tn same
timeh e threw out hint that TO refuse
the sovereignty Of America meant a fight
The chiefs accepted his suggestion and
raised the American flag.
Some time ago Mrs. Elizabeth Jouhson
purchase the site Of the Pawnee village
and presented it to the state provided the
latter woul erect a monument on the
spot. The last legislature made an appro-
priation for the purpose and the monu-
ment will be unveiled on the anniversary
Of the event, September %. Today's event
marked the official acceptance by the
state and the ceremonies were interest
ing. An immense crowd of people at
tended.
Governor Stanley spoke as follows:
To the efforts and devotion OF a citi-
zen Of this community, Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Johnson, who desired to preserve this
place for the erection Of suitable mon
ument, about which the future citizens of
Kansas could gather and learn something
OF its early history, we are indebted for
this initial meeting.
In the early days Of the century that
has jus tclosed, at this spot, Lieutenant
which Up TO tha time had been the en-
blem Of authority to the savage tribes
that peopled these plains, and erected in
its stead the stars and stripes Since that
time the flag has had a memorable his
tory, and recently there has been a great
discussion Of the question whether the
constitution followed the flag. Be that as
it may, nanny things have followed the
flag since Lieutenant Pike planted it here
as a mark of American sovereignty over
this territory.
Then the United States was composed
s..
with a population Of six million people.
Now it is composed Of forty-five states
and six territories. counting Alaska and
hawaii and excluding Porto Rico and the
with population of seventy
eight million.
The planting Of the american flag here
closely followed the Louisiana purchase
and marked the commencement of our
internal Improvements ana the beginning
Of steamboat navigation. Now, the great /
Louisiana purchase embraces the richest /
part Of our domain, our internal i'm /
provements have grown to immensepro- |
portions and the protection of American /
commerce is becoming one OF the pressing
questions OF the haur. Then Uncle sam |
lel was q modest youth, unable TO com 1
nand any considerable share Of respect I
IT attention from foreign nations. Now
he is a mature and very vigorous gentle
nan, and commands the respect of the
whole world. Then we were debtor
lation and the ledger balance was al
ways on the wrong side. Now we are
I creditor nation anu the trade bal
lnce is largely in our favor.
About the time that Lieutenant Pike
.aised the American flag here. oar i'm
PORTS were $3.50 10000: our exports were
lo0,oOooO, showing "a balance against us
# 100000, or thirty percent OF our en-
ime imports.
Now our exports are more than ono
md one-haf billion dollars; our imports
ess than a billion, leaving a balance in
.ur favor of more than $500, 0o0. 000-making
hfa #r-as7 l.f4faa
he ledger one-half as great as our entire
IMPORTS
In a single century We have grown from
weakness to strength. from poverty to
wealth, from q debtor TO a creditor ma
ion The American flag is upon all seas,
merican products ana the American mer-
liant in all markets. and the United
states enters upon the new century. as a
-reat world power.
But marvellous as has been the develop
1ent Of the United States, the develop
lent Of Kansas has been more remarka-
le- For more than half a century after !
he fias was planted here, the territory ]
hich now comprises our state was known /
y travellers and geographers alike as a !
reat desert. The development of that {
utution Of an energetic. thrifty people I
OF savage tribes, the displacement OF J
ne wilo herds that roamed in countless J
umbers over these prairies by the short
orns and the herofords. the building Of
ones sch0oIhouses and churches where
'rmerly the wigwam stood. have been
marvellous. and the history of that won
erful growth reads like fairy tale.
Forty years ago Kansas was admitted
ITO the union as state. IT had scarce
r more than ahundred thousand peo- |
e, but these have grown and increased
nth We have within our borders one and
half million people. as devoted TO home
nd law and order and good government Z
nd temperance as any people that were 2
yer brought together.
We have developed along the lines Of c
sriculDure. until IN 1899 and 1871. in two I
lcceeding harvests. Kansas produced the e
SOUNDING and uueQualled yield OF more
ian 100000 bushels OF wheat. Last p
ear we had in Kansas more than s0la.ee o
cad Of live Stock-more than four head :
IT every unit O. our population. We e
ave realized the dreams OF the theorists o
nd have a horse for every family and j
~ FOR every individual in the state. ard q
enty OF swine and sheep thrown in for :
BOD measure We have grown crom the
-lde business methods where pelts snd p
'bes were used IS mediums Of exchange Z
a banking system represented by over I,
Te hundred banks. with an aggregate :
sposit OF nearly seventy millions or
early dfry dollars Tor every unit OF cur
'pulaton. The deposits Of or state ard
avate banks have increased in a single 7
ar over thirty per cent. T
TO carry the products OF our pastures f
ld fields 10 the markets We have near G.