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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 156

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased 
to recognize The Bastrop Advertiser on the occasion of the 
newspaper's sesquicentennial, which is being celebrated 
March 1, 2003; and

	WHEREAS, Founded by William J. Cain in March of 1853 as a 
weekly newspaper, The Bastrop Advertiser is one of the oldest 
private commercial businesses in Bastrop County; when W. J. Cain 
retired, his brother, T. C. Cain, took ownership of the business, 
and upon his death, his son, T. W. Cain, took over the publication 
of the newspaper; and

	WHEREAS, Ownership of the newspaper has changed several 
times during its 150 years of existence; nonetheless, except 
for a period during the Civil War, The Bastrop Advertiser has 
continuously served the region's citizens as their prime source 
of news; its news and advertising columns have reflected the 
business, political, professional, religious, and cultural life 
of the community of Bastrop and its surroundings; and

	WHEREAS, In the 1870s, The Bastrop Advertiser began to 
record the contributions of local citizens to regional and state 
history; it published the memoirs of Cayton Erhard of Bastrop, a 
veteran of early military expeditions for the Republic of Texas; 
the newspaper also followed the political fortunes of residents 
who later gained prominence as state figures; one of these 
individuals was George Washington Jones, who became 
Texas Lieutenant Governor in 1866 and was elected to the 
United States Congress in 1878; and

	WHEREAS, Another prominent state figure was local 
attorney Joseph D. Sayers; Mr. Sayers served in the Texas Senate 
and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1878; he was 
elected to the United States Congress in 1884, and he served as 
the Governor of the State of Texas from 1899 to 1902; and

	WHEREAS, In the 20th century, The Bastrop Advertiser
continued to report on significant regional news of interest 
to its readers; for example, during World War II, it covered the 
construction of Camp Swift, which served as a United States Army 
training base from 1943 to 1946; in 1955, the newspaper joined 
the Bastrop County Historical Society to publish In the Shadow of 
the Lost Pines, A History of Bastrop County and Its People; and

	WHEREAS, A newspaper that serves the people's right to be 
informed is an important dimension of a free society, and The 
Bastrop Advertiser has fulfilled its mission to offer news of 
local and human interest to its readers for well over a century; 
now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
78th Legislature, hereby commend The Bastrop Advertiser on its 
invaluable contributions to the citizens of Bastrop County and 
extend best wishes to all associated with the newspaper for a 
joyful sesquicentennial celebration; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the newspaper as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                      Armbrister




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on February 12, 2003.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate