Full Text of HR1330 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On April 10, 1816, in a log cabin now known as the | 3 | | Robinson Stewart House, a town was born; the leaders decided to | 4 | | call the new county seat Carmi, a name mentioned eight times in | 5 | | Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, and First Chronicles; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Carmi was a log cabin village founded on the bank | 7 | | of the Little Wabash River; there were no streets - only dirt | 8 | | roads; the village had promise of beauty and gracious living | 9 | | even in a backwoods settlement; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Many came to Carmi from Virginia and the | 11 | | Carolinas, where they had been accustomed to stately houses and | 12 | | appreciated good architecture, art, literature, and music; | 13 | | Carmi grew fast and settlers poured in; more and more cabins | 14 | | were built and the town was thriving; by 1818, White County was | 15 | | the third most populous county in the State; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Little Wabash River which flows through Carmi | 17 | | once marked the dividing line between the forest and the | 18 | | prairie; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, As the early settlers of White County poured into | 20 | | the area, a mill on the river became the first business in town | 21 | | to serve early farmers; today, Carmi continues to serve the |
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| 1 | | agriculture industry; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Today, the majority of farmers plant grain, corn, | 3 | | soybeans, and wheat; there are also a growing number of farmers | 4 | | who are turning to vegetable and specialty crops and a growing | 5 | | number of farmers raising livestock; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Each year, more than $42.5 million of crops and | 7 | | $4.5 million of livestock and livestock products are produced | 8 | | and sold from White County; all of this is produced on 188,400 | 9 | | acres of cropland or 234,900 acres of total farmland, which is | 10 | | controlled and operated by 448 farms; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Farming is a major source of income in White | 12 | | County, but agricultural-related employment with fertilizer | 13 | | companies, grain elevators, implement dealers, seed dealers, | 14 | | accounting firms specializing in farm accounting, high school | 15 | | agriculture teachers, and many other areas of agriculture still | 16 | | provide most of the area's jobs; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Agriculture is a cherished way of life for people | 18 | | in White County and it provides a natural place to raise a | 19 | | family and enjoy the harmonious relationship between nature and | 20 | | the industrialized world; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Carmi is a community built on farming and |
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| 1 | | continues to reap the rewards of strong agricultural tradition; | 2 | | and | 3 | | WHEREAS, One of Carmi's most famous visitors was Abraham | 4 | | Lincoln, who visited the community to speak at a political | 5 | | rally in 1840 and stayed in the building now known as the | 6 | | Ratcliff Inn, which is a part of the White County Historical | 7 | | Society; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The area was rich in natural resources and early | 9 | | settlers used the river for transportation; the oil business in | 10 | | Carmi goes back to 1939 with the discovery of the first oil | 11 | | well in the area; nearly 75 years later, White County has | 12 | | produced over a quarter million barrels of oil per year and | 13 | | remains one of the top three oil producing counties in the | 14 | | State of Illinois; it is still a hub of the industry for the | 15 | | location of service companies; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The growth of the oil service industry is | 17 | | expanding the services already offered, from drilling and | 18 | | completion rigs, pulling units, supply companies, acidizing | 19 | | and stimulation, cased hole logging and perforating, drill pipe | 20 | | and casing inspection, coring services, down hole completion | 21 | | tools, rock bit services, down hole production chemical | 22 | | services, and injection pump and valve repair; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, With a new facility that increases the reserves of | 2 | | obtainable coal by 140 million tons, White County Coal is | 3 | | positioned to aggressively develop new markets and additional | 4 | | services and to establish itself as the supplier of choice for | 5 | | customers, including services such as ash and scrubber | 6 | | disposal; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, A surprising amount of Carmi history, including | 8 | | the Webb-Hay House, the Old Graveyard, Robinson Stewart House, | 9 | | the Ratcliff Inn, and the L. Haas Store Museum, still stands | 10 | | downtown; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Carmi takes pride in the tranquil beauty | 12 | | throughout the town, the dedication of its loyal citizens, the | 13 | | outstanding school system, and the continued success of the | 14 | | business community; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, To commemorate Carmi's 200th birthday, 200 native | 16 | | trees have been planted to help beautify the town for future | 17 | | generations; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Carmi's bicentennial festivities planned | 19 | | throughout the year include Memorial Day, July 4th, Corn Day, | 20 | | and the It's a White County Christmas celebration in November; | 21 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate Mayor Jeff Pollard and the citizens of Carmi as | 4 | | they celebrate the 200th anniversary of their community and | 5 | | wish them many more years of success and prosperity in the | 6 | | future; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the Mayor of Carmi as a symbol of our respect and | 9 | | esteem.
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