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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 592
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Texas Basket Company for 100 years of service and |
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the citizens of Jacksonville who are celebrating Texas Basket |
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Company Day in Jacksonville, Texas on May 2, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Basket Company was established as the |
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Slover Box Company around 1919 to serve farmers with their tomato |
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crops in and around the Jacksonville area; the company grew with |
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local demand to become one of 57 basket factories in East Texas |
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and Louisiana, and today, it thrives as the only remaining basket |
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company in the region; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Basket Company has operated at its |
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current location since its founding a century ago, and employees |
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continue to use machinery that dates back as far as the 1930s; the |
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company was rebranded with a Texas name by its current owner, who |
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bought the store with his father in 1977; since that time, |
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production has expanded from two types of baskets to around 200 |
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different types of baskets, crates, and display racks; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Basket Company is a full-process |
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industry, and logs used for the baskets are prepped and steamed |
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on-site; staff members produce between 5,000 and 12,000 baskets |
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each day, and finished products are sent to local markets, |
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roadside farm stands, and high-end retailers in all 50 states; and |
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WHEREAS, The employees at the Texas Basket Company are part |
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of a historic industry in East Texas, and all associated with the |
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business can indeed take pride in 100 years of success; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the owners and staff of the Texas |
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Basket Company for continuing a long-standing tradition in |
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basket making in the Lone Star State and congratulate them on a |
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century of service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the company as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Nichols |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 16, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |