By:  Seidlits                                           H.R. No. 86
       73R1856 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, March 10, 1993, marks the historic 120th anniversary
    1-2  of the linkage of two great railroads, the Houston and Texas
    1-3  Central and the Missouri Kansas and Texas, in Denison, Texas; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, The arrival of the first Houston and Texas Central
    1-5  train in Denison in 1873 signaled the dawn of a new era for Texas
    1-6  and the nation, binding north and south forever with twin steel
    1-7  rails, an event comparable to the historic joining of the Union
    1-8  Pacific and Central Pacific railroads at Promontory Point, Utah,
    1-9  which gave America its first railway connecting the Atlantic and
   1-10  Pacific coasts; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, Completing the historic confluence of the Houston
   1-12  and Texas Central and the Missouri Kansas and Texas railways
   1-13  established Denison as the western-most rail junction where
   1-14  north-to-south, border-to-border rail connections existed; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, An era of enormous prosperity was brought about by
   1-16  this event, which provided a direct linkage between Texas cities,
   1-17  especially the Gulf ports, and St. Louis and other Midwest markets,
   1-18  and ushered the state into the industrial age; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, At the time of its occurrence, this tremendous
   1-20  achievement was given little pomp and fanfare for an event of such
   1-21  far-reaching significance; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, On its 120th anniversary, the joining together of
   1-23  the Houston and Texas Central and the Missouri Kansas and Texas
   1-24  railroads will be celebrated with the unveiling of a historic
    2-1  plaque, a luncheon, and the ceremonial driving in of a golden spike
    2-2  at the location where the first train stopped 120 years ago, and
    2-3  this significant occasion truly merits special legislative
    2-4  recognition; now, therefore, be it
    2-5        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
    2-6  Legislature hereby commemorate the 120th anniversary of the
    2-7  conjunction of the Houston and Texas Central and the Missouri
    2-8  Kansas and Texas railroads in Denison, and acknowledge its historic
    2-9  significance to Texas and the nation; and, be it further
   2-10        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-11  prepared for Keith Hubbard, Sr., chairman of the Golden Spike
   2-12  Committee, as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
   2-13  Representatives.