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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Abernathy are celebrating the |
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centennial of their community on the Fourth of July, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated under the wide-open skies of the Llano |
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Estacado, Abernathy was founded when the Santa Fe Railroad extended |
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its line from Plainview to Lubbock; M. G. Abernathy, J. C. Roberds, |
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and Marvin C. Overton created the South Plains Investment Company |
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to promote the town, which was officially platted on July 8, 1909; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Many of the town's original buildings were moved |
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there from a nearby community, Bartonsite; by 1910, Abernathy had a |
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post office, and by 1914 it claimed a population of 300, as well as |
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four churches, several businesses, and a bank; and |
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WHEREAS, Over its first two decades, Abernathy developed into |
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a center for cotton and grain processing; incorporated in 1924, the |
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town boasted a flour mill during the 1920s and 1930s, and from 1929 |
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to 1951, a cheese factory processed as much as 1,800 pounds of |
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cheese a day; oil was discovered near the town in 1946; and |
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WHEREAS, Today Abernathy continues to grow, with a new |
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housing development, and a recently completed 38-acre park, |
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featuring a fishing pond, playgrounds, and ball fields; residents |
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also enjoy the benefits of a school system that excels in both |
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academics and athletics; and |
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WHEREAS, The 100th anniversary of Abernathy's founding |
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provides a fine opportunity to recognize this outstanding community |
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and to honor its citizens for their industry, their |
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accomplishments, and their public spirit; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate Abernathy's centennial and extend |
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to the town's residents sincere best wishes for a memorable and |
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meaningful birthday celebration; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the city of Abernathy as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |