HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, April 7, 1997, is Wood County Day at the State
1-2 Capitol, and the Texas Legislature is pleased to join the citizens
1-3 of Wood County in honoring their county's important contributions
1-4 to our state; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of
1-6 the pine belt, Wood County was created and organized from Van Zandt
1-7 County in 1850 and named for Governor George T. Wood; hilly and
1-8 heavily forested with sandy and alluvial soils, the county is
1-9 drained by the Sabine River and its tributaries; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Before Anglo-American civilization, the area was
1-11 home to the Caddo Indians; by the 1820s and 1830s settlers began
1-12 arriving, and in 1845 the village of Webster was established; the
1-13 early arrivals were planters, but because it was difficult to
1-14 transport cotton, ranching became the first profitable industry;
1-15 and
1-16 WHEREAS, Railroads came to the area in the 1870s and 1880s
1-17 bringing a growing population as well as increasing the area's
1-18 lumber industry; specialized farming became a major industry after
1-19 a sweet potato curing plant was established in 1913, and Christmas
1-20 trees, hay, watermelons, poultry, and dairy products were soon
1-21 added to the list of commodities being produced in the county;
1-22 Jarvis Christian College was founded in Hawkins in 1912, and the
1-23 discovery of oil near that community in 1940 brought still another
1-24 lucrative business to the region; and
2-1 WHEREAS, This beautiful area of the state is one of the
2-2 showplaces of East Texas and is best known as a recreational and
2-3 retirement county; nicknamed "Lake Country" for the numerous
2-4 aquatic recreational facilities in the county, Wood County attracts
2-5 sportsmen from all over the world; the gigantic Lake Fork Reservoir
2-6 is known as the "Best Big Bass Lake in the State" and the state
2-7 record largemouth bass was pulled from its waters in 1993; and
2-8 WHEREAS, The residents of Wood County are a lively and
2-9 industrious people who are proud of their county's natural beauty
2-10 and in their own accomplishments in developing communities that
2-11 offer residents a wonderful place to live; and
2-12 WHEREAS, These communities host year-round festivities
2-13 honoring the county's heritage, crops, resources, and foliage;
2-14 following the seasons, the festivals include the Quitman Dogwood
2-15 Fiesta in March as well as the Hawkins Pancake Festival, the Spring
2-16 Trails in Winnsboro, Mineola May Days Bean Festival, Fourth of July
2-17 FreedomFest in Mineola, Sweet Potato Festival in Golden, Old
2-18 Settlers Reunion in August, Oil Festival in Hawkins in October,
2-19 Mineola's Dickens in the Pines Christmas, and the Winter Trails
2-20 Christmas Parade in Winnsboro; and
2-21 WHEREAS, Governor Hogg Shrine State Park in Quitman recalls
2-22 local and state history; it is named for the first native-born
2-23 governor of Texas, James Stephen Hogg, who did much to strengthen
2-24 public respect for law enforcement in the state and established the
2-25 Texas Railroad Commission to enforce state antitrust laws and
2-26 promote fair business practices; and
2-27 WHEREAS, Wood County Day is an appropriate occasion for the
3-1 Texas Legislature to recognize the county and its residents by
3-2 commending them for their notable achievements; now, therefore, be
3-3 it
3-4 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
3-5 hereby declare April 7, 1997, as Wood County Day at the State
3-6 Capitol and join its citizens as they celebrate their county's
3-7 greatness; and, be it further
3-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-9 prepared for Wood County as an expression of the admiration and
3-10 appreciation of the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
Ramsay
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 190 was adopted by the House on
April 7, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 190 was adopted by the Senate on
April 7, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor