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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and
4 staff of the Siemer Milling Company on the company's 125th
5 anniversary of service; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Siemer Milling Company is a family and
7 employee-owned company that specializes in the milling of wheat
8 flour to different specifications for the making of such foods
9 as cookies, crackers, cakes, pretzels, batters and breadings,
10 breads, and biscuits; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Siemer Milling Company began in Teutopolis on
12 November 6, 1882 when the company opened for business as "Hope
13 Mills, Uptmor & Siemer Proprietors"; in 1906, Joseph Siemer and
14 his son Clemens J. Siemer bought out the Uptmor interests and
15 changed the name to Siemer Milling Company; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Quintin A. Siemer, son of
17 Clemens J. Siemer, the company became recommitted to flour
18 milling in the late 1950's as new opportunities presented
19 themselves; by 1979, demand justified the opening of a larger
20 mill in Teutopolis, a mill that has almost doubled in capacity
21 since its creation; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Richard C. Siemer, son of Quintin A. Siemer,
2 became the fourth generation of Siemers to lead the company in
3 1986; their Illinois operations currently employ 65 people,
4 process 6.3 million bushels of wheat annually with a current
5 market value of about 35 million dollars, and produce 185,000
6 tons of processed wheat products annually; the company also
7 operates flour mills in Hopkinsville, Kentucky; and
 
8     WHEREAS, In 2000, the Siemer Milling Company established an
9 Employee Stock Ownership Plan, which placed a significant
10 percentage of company stock in a trust with all eligible
11 employees as beneficiaries, so that the company's success will
12 be translated into greater financial security for its
13 participants; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The Siemer Milling Company's commitment to
15 creating quality products and its sincere desire for customer
16 and employee satisfaction makes the company a wonderful asset
17 to the citizens of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 congratulate the owners and staff of the Siemer Milling Company
21 on the company's 125th anniversary of service and wish them
22 continued success in their future endeavors; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Siemer Milling Company owner Richard C. Siemer as
3 a symbol of our esteem and respect.