Full Text of HR1314 093rd General Assembly
HR1314 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Hoskins Building Center was founded in Apple River | 3 |
| in 1854 as Wm. Hoskins & Company and is currently one of the | 4 |
| three oldest Jo Daviess County businesses; and
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| WHEREAS, Wm. Hoskins immigrated to Jo Daviess County from | 6 |
| Cornwall, England in 1847, and in 1849, he was one of many who | 7 |
| traveled to California to seek his fortune in the Gold Rush; | 8 |
| his western adventure was successful and he returned as a | 9 |
| wealthy man to Jo Daviess County to start his business; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1888, Mr. Hoskins established the Elizabeth | 11 |
| lumberyard and went on to purchase a yard in Galena in 1897; at | 12 |
| that time, he opened another yard in Cuba City, Wisconsin, that | 13 |
| was disposed of in 1927; around 1941, the Galena yard was sold | 14 |
| off and all that remained was the Elizabeth yard; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Elizabeth business | 16 |
| changed hands and incorporated on July 23, 1960; in 1971, the | 17 |
| Galena Lumber Company purchased the business and operated the | 18 |
| yard until 1974, when Vincent E. Toepfer purchased its stock; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, On July 26, 2002, after working at Hoskins Lumber | 21 |
| Company since 1989, Eric Wheelwright and his wife, Pam, | 22 |
| purchased Hoskins Lumber Company and officially renamed the | 23 |
| business as Hoskins Building Center; and
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| WHEREAS, The business has grown significantly over the past | 25 |
| two years, with four full-time workers and a part-time | 26 |
| bookkeeper; the company's commitment to quality is witnessed by | 27 |
| a long list of loyal contractors who deal with the business; | 28 |
| while the Center's main trade area is Jo Daviess County, the | 29 |
| company has provided material for projects in Dubuque, Madison, | 30 |
| and Chicago; the organization's extensive delivery service |
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| boasts three delivery drivers and four delivery trucks, | 2 |
| including one crane boom truck that has the capability of | 3 |
| hoisting material to multiple floors; and
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| WHEREAS, The Wheelwrights are active supporters of | 5 |
| community organizations and projects; they are enthusiastic | 6 |
| about continuing that support and are committed to quality as | 7 |
| their business enters its 151st year; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| congratulate Hoskins Building Center in Jo Daviess County on | 11 |
| the occasion of its sesquicentennial, and we salute the | 12 |
| business for its rich history and tradition of quality in Jo | 13 |
| Daviess County; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Hoskins Building Center as an expression of our | 16 |
| esteem and with best wishes for its continued success.
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