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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Farmers Grain
4 Company of Dorans on 100 years of service; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Farmers Grain Company celebrated its 100th
6 anniversary on July 30, 2006; it has the distinction of having
7 the same name and being in the same location as when it was
8 founded 100 years ago; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The original co-op was started with 84
10 stockholders and the company now has 485 patrons; Farmers Grain
11 has a capacity of 2.6 million bushels, and it is expected that
12 as corn and soybean yields increase and demand grows for
13 renewable fuels, so will the demand for space; and
 
14     WHEREAS, When it was first founded, farmers brought ear
15 corn in wagons; today, the corn comes shelled and hauled in
16 semis; the harvest is completed much faster today than in years
17 past; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Farmers Grain is successful because of the loyalty
19 of its customers and the commitment of the company to work to
20 provide quality services to farmers; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we congratulate Farmers Grain Company on 100 years of service;
24 and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to Farmers Grain Company as an expression of our
27 esteem and with best wishes for the future.