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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2006 marked the 100th anniversary of the |
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Elgin Cotton Oil Mill, one of the few family-owned oil mills in the |
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country; and |
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WHEREAS, Established shortly after the turn of the century, |
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the mill was built in response to a bumper crop of cotton in the area |
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that also led to the development of several gins; in the late 1930s, |
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Edwin Lundgren, Sr., who began working at the mill as a seed buyer, |
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purchased the business, and his three sons, Sammy, Ralph, and |
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Bobby, worked there while growing up; Sammy went on to join the |
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operation full-time in 1950, and Ralph followed later that decade; |
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throughout the years, the venture has remained a vital part of the |
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Lundgren family, as Sammy's and Ralph's sons, David, Randy, Brian, |
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and Mark, have taken on its management and several other family |
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members have also been involved; in addition, the mill has served as |
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a gathering spot for farmers, ranchers, and other members of the |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, The Elgin Cotton Oil Mill enjoyed record prosperity |
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at the start of the 1960s, and business is again on the rise thanks |
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to the growing demand for biodiesel fuel; while the oil was |
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traditionally sold for use in cooking, today the mill, which |
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processes approximately 75 tons of cottonseed a day, sells most of |
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its supply to the Willie Nelson Biodiesel Company; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a century, the Elgin Cotton Oil Mill |
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has contributed to the economy and culture of Elgin and the Lone |
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Star State, and it is indeed appropriate to recognize this |
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important family business on its 100th anniversary; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Elgin Cotton Oil Mill on its |
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100th anniversary and extend to the Lundgren family sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Elgin Cotton Oil Mill as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cook of Colorado |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 270 was adopted by the House on March |
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1, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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