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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Will County Farm | ||||||
4 | Bureau on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its | ||||||
5 | founding; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Will County Farm Bureau was formed by a group | ||||||
7 | of local farmers in 1913; its first President
was Edward L. | ||||||
8 | Wilson and the Bureau was originally known as the Will County | ||||||
9 | Soil and Water Association; it was housed in the Woodruff | ||||||
10 | Building at Chicago and Jefferson Streets in Joliet; and | ||||||
11 | WHEREAS, The name was changed to the Will County Farm | ||||||
12 | Bureau and the first board of directors was
elected in 1919, | ||||||
13 | with the new President being John Keniston; 30 Presidents have | ||||||
14 | followed since; and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, The Will County Farm Bureau has worked on behalf | ||||||
16 | of local farmers to help promote a
positive image of the | ||||||
17 | agriculture industry and has offered the support and assistance | ||||||
18 | needed to the
local farming community in helping to maintain | ||||||
19 | and strengthen the principles of the farming industry; and | ||||||
20 | WHEREAS, The Will County Farm Bureau has vigorously opposed | ||||||
21 | programs and policies which eroded or
attacked the foundation |
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1 | of agriculture production; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The Will County Farm Bureau has been a strong | ||||||
3 | supporter of private property rights, assisting
local farmers | ||||||
4 | with various issues over the years; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, The Will County Farm Bureau moved its headquarters | ||||||
6 | to the Terminal Building at Clinton & Ottawa
Streets in 1920 | ||||||
7 | and remained in that location until 1961 when they moved to | ||||||
8 | their current location on Manhattan Road in Joliet; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The first organized movement to teach students | ||||||
10 | about their food system was started by the
Farm Bureau's | ||||||
11 | women's organization in 1961; in 1981, it was changed to the | ||||||
12 | Ag-in-the-Classroom program; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The Will County Farm Bureau saw the need to start | ||||||
14 | other local farm organizations; in 1979,
it started the Will | ||||||
15 | County Corn Growers Association and, in 1983, it started the | ||||||
16 | Will County Soybean Growers
Association to help reach out and | ||||||
17 | support farmers with production needs; and
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18 | WHEREAS, In 1999, the Will County Farm Bureau hosted the | ||||||
19 | National Farm Hearing at the Floyd & Karre
Schultz Farm to | ||||||
20 | address the lowest farm prices they had seen in over 20 years; | ||||||
21 | it had a powerhouse line
up of speakers, including the American |
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1 | Farm Bureau President, 5 other Farm Bureau State Presidents,
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2 | and United States Senators and Congressmen, with Orion | ||||||
3 | Samuelsson servings as the master of ceremonies; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Will County Farm Bureau marks its 100th | ||||||
5 | anniversary on November 23, 2013 at a
celebration dinner at the | ||||||
6 | Joliet Junior College Weitendorf Agriculture Facility; | ||||||
7 | therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we congratulate the Will County Farm Bureau on its 100th | ||||||
11 | anniversary, and wish the
organization and its members | ||||||
12 | continued success; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the Will County Farm Bureau as a
symbol of our | ||||||
15 | esteem and respect.
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