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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Village of Ladd on the 
4125th anniversary of its founding; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Ladd was incorporated on June 7, 1890, taking its 
6name from George D. Ladd of Peru; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Ladd was originally a construction camp settled in 
81888 by workers from railroad companies that were extending 
9track through the area to serve a grain elevator and coal mine; 
10the Whitebreast Fuel Co. purchased 10,500 acres of land in 
11eastern Bureau County in and around what would become 
12present-day Ladd; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Ladd became a major railroad hub, shipping coal 
14via rail to other parts of the country; the population surged 
15to over 2,000 citizens by the 1920s; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Throughout the years, residents of Ladd have been 
17resilient and have weathered the many problems that they have 
18faced, including the Great Depression and World War II, and the 
19village is still considered the "Magnificent Little Village"; 
20and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Today, Ladd is home to 1,295 citizens and is known 
2for its fried chicken and prospering group of entrepreneurial 
3businesses; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
5NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
6congratulate the Village of Ladd on the 125th anniversary of 
7its founding and we wish them many more successful years; and 
8be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the Village of Ladd as an expression of our esteem 
11and respect.