,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1 
#bjai ,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4 
,roberts7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,honoring the #aejth      
anniversary of the establishment of     
,lindsborg1 ,kansas4  ,whereas ,february
 #bj1 #bjai1 marks the #aejth           
anniversary of the establishment of     
,lindsborg1 a town in ,mc,pherson       
,county1 ,kansas2 ,whereas1 in #ahfh1   
,kansas was known as the great ,american
 desert1 as it was reported that it     
never rained in ,kansas1 and upon       
organizing the first ,swedish           
,agricultural ,company in ,april #ahfh1 
,chairman ,john ,ferm said1 ,if ,god is 
going to let us settle in ,kansas1 he   
will give us rain42 ,whereas1 after     
claims were filed in ,may #ahff in the  
general area that was to become         
,lindsborg1 the ,swedish ,agricultural  

,company entered into a contract for the
 purchase of #af1jjj acres of land from 
the ,kansas-,pacific ,rail ,road        
,company2 ,whereas1 in ,december #ahfh1 
a call to ,sweden for settlers was sent 
and a promising young pastor named ,dr4 
,olof ,olsson was chosen to lead a large
 group of settlers the next spring2     
,whereas1 on ,january #bj1 #ahfi1 the   
,swedish ,agricultural ,company settled 
the site that was to become ,lindsborg  
and the development of the land and     
farming commenced2 ,whereas1 the        
,swedish ,agriculture ,company1 with    
several members of the ,company having  
,lind in their surname1 determined the  
name of the settlement to be ,lindsborg 
on ,february #bj1 #ahfi1 and1 the       
members having fulfilled their role1 the
 ,swedish ,agricultural ,company was    
dissolved shortly thereafter2 ,whereas  
,pastor ,olof ,olsson and a group of    
#ajj ,swedish immigrants from the       
,vrmland province of ,sweden arrived at 
the settlement on ,june #bg1 #ahfi2     

,whereas ,lindsborg is widely known as  
,little ,sweden due to its ,swedish     
traditions and population of ,swedish   
immigrants2 ,whereas the                
,sesquicentennial ,festival ,committee  
for ,lindsborg has declared the theme   
for #bjai to be ,sweden to the          
,plains--,living the ,legacy2 ,whereas  
,svensk ,hyllningsfest is a biennial    
festival celebrating the ,swedish       
heritage of ,lindsborg with arts and    
crafts1 special foods1 ethnic music1    
traditional folk dance and dress1 and   
other ,swedish entertainment2 ,whereas  
,king ,carl ,,xvi ,gustaf of ,sweden    
visited ,lindsborg during his royal tour
 of the ,united ,states in ,april #aigf2
 and ,whereas the ,swedish immigrants   
who settled in ,kansas endured harsh    
weather conditions to establish         
,lindsborg and the people of ,lindsborg 
have continued to maintain their        
,swedish heritage1 making ,lindsborg a  
cultural destination3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors  

,lindsborg1 ,kansas1 on the #aejth      
anniversary of its establishment2  7#b7 
commends the men and women who have made
 ,lindsborg the town full of rich       
culture it is today2 and  7#c7 honors   
the immigrants of the ,vrmland province 
of ,sweden for settling in ,lindsborg4