Full Text of HR0208 095th General Assembly
HR0208 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The distinguished agricultural leader, Earl | 3 |
| Clemmons Smith, was born in Pike County on February 19, 1881 | 4 |
| and began farming his grandmother Clemmons' land in Detroit | 5 |
| Township in 1907; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Smith became active in the national Farm | 7 |
| Bureau movement as farmers began to organize to strengthen | 8 |
| their political clout, and he was a charter member and | 9 |
| President of the Pike County Farm Bureau; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Smith was elected President of the Illinois | 11 |
| Farm Bureau in 1926 where he served through 1945; and he served | 12 |
| as Vice President of the American Farm Bureau Federation from | 13 |
| 1936 to 1945; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Smith was active in the fight for "parity for | 15 |
| agriculture," a goal that sought government action to help | 16 |
| farmers achieve income levels comparable to those earned from | 17 |
| 1910-1914, a time of profitability for farmers; his work was | 18 |
| reflected in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first and second | 19 |
| Agricultural Adjustment Acts; and
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| WHEREAS, Under Earl Smith's leadership, the Illinois Farm | 21 |
| Bureau established businesses to help serve farmers such as |
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| GROWMARK, Inc., and the FS Member Companies, Prairie Farms | 2 |
| Dairy, Inc., and Country Insurance and Financial Services; | 3 |
| these are among the largest and most successful businesses in | 4 |
| Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, In retirement, Earl Smith continued to farm in | 6 |
| Pike County where he died on June 30, 1961; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Earl Clemmons Smith was a clear voice and a steady | 8 |
| leader for agriculture, a pioneer who advanced the philosophy | 9 |
| that farmers need to take action to protect their futures and | 10 |
| cooperate with others to achieve success; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, The Pike County Farm Bureau, the Illinois Farm | 12 |
| Bureau, and the Illinois State Historical Society will dedicate | 13 |
| a historical marker to recognize the contributions of Earl C. | 14 |
| Smith on March 23, 2007 at Detroit, Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| proclaim March 23, 2007 as Earl C. Smith Day, recognizing his | 18 |
| significant contributions to agriculture in the State of | 19 |
| Illinois and the nation.
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