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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Beaumont Coca-Cola Bottling Company is |
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commemorating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The local institution was established in 1907 by |
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candy-store manager C. T. Heisig; sharing the candy-store location |
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on Park Street, the company's equipment originally consisted of one |
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foot-powered machine and two wooden tubs for washing bottles; and |
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WHEREAS, Purchased by Charles V. Rainwater in 1911, the |
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Beaumont franchise quickly grew and moved twice to accommodate the |
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needs of its growing customer base; the business operated out of a |
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plant on Mariposa Street for 54 years until it moved to its |
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present-day facility on the Eastex Freeway in 1985; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the Beaumont company continues to benefit the |
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business climate in Southeast Texas, making deliveries of over six |
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million cases of beverages annually to more than 5,000 retail |
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customers in eight counties and employing some 200 area residents; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Beaumont Coca-Cola Bottling |
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Company has contributed significantly to the Texas economy, and all |
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those associated with the company are to be commended for their |
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efforts in behalf of this long-standing Lone Star business; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 12, 2007, as Coca-Cola Day in |
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acknowledgment of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the |
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Beaumont Coca-Cola Bottling Company; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |