By Puente H.R. No. 554 75R8682 JTR-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, January 1997 marked the centennial of the Southern 1-2 Steel Company in San Antonio, and this auspicious occasion is 1-3 indeed worthy of special praise and recognition; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Founded in 1897 by David F. Youngblood, Southern 1-5 Steel is the nation's oldest business dedicated solely to the 1-6 manufacture and installation of detention equipment, and the 1-7 company's sterling reputation is evident from the fact that its 1-8 products are in use in every state in the union; integral to the 1-9 construction of legendary penitentiaries Alcatraz and Rikers 1-10 Island, the firm's products have housed such infamous occupants as 1-11 John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Al Capone; and 1-12 WHEREAS, One of San Antonio's most noteworthy corporate 1-13 citizens, Southern Steel is a familiar and welcome presence on the 1-14 city's south side; since its founding a century ago, the firm has 1-15 occupied the same location on South Presa, and this continuity 1-16 within the community is reflected in the number of the company's 1-17 workers whose parents and grandparents were employed there before 1-18 them; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The relationship between Southern Steel and its more 1-20 than 200 valued employees remains a mutually beneficial one, and 1-21 these highly trained craftspeople are the backbone of the company's 1-22 remarkable success; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Even as the staff and management of Southern Steel 1-24 can take pride and satisfaction in a century of remarkable 2-1 accomplishment, they look forward to embracing the challenges and 2-2 opportunities of their next century of operation; now, therefore, 2-3 be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-5 Legislature hereby congratulate all those associated with Southern 2-6 Steel on the 100th anniversary of the firm's founding and extend to 2-7 them sincere best wishes for continued success in the years to 2-8 come; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-10 prepared for Southern Steel as an expression of high regard by the 2-11 Texas House of Representatives.