Bill Text: IL HR0413 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Deere & Company on the 180th anniversary of the invention of the John Deere steel plow.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR0413 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0413-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to recognize the 180th anniversary | ||||||
| 4 | of the invention of the John Deere steel plow; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, In 1837, John Deere invented the steel plow in | ||||||
| 6 | Grand Detour as a way to
improve the efficiency of plowing the | ||||||
| 7 | sticky prairie soil; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The Smithsonian Institution has recognized the | ||||||
| 9 | John Deere steel plow as one of the 101
Objects That Made | ||||||
| 10 | America; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Over the last 180 years, John Deere has grown from | ||||||
| 12 | a one-man steel plow
manufacturer to a worldwide corporation, | ||||||
| 13 | producing a wide variety of farm and home
equipment; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, With over 70,000 farms covering nearly 27 million | ||||||
| 15 | acres, about 75% of the total land area in Illinois, | ||||||
| 16 | agriculture is the number one business in the State; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Illinois ranks sixth in the nation for | ||||||
| 18 | agricultural production; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The world headquarters of Deere & Company is | ||||||
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| 1 | located in Moline; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Deere & Company employs thousands of people in its | ||||||
| 3 | four factories and 11
office buildings all located in Illinois; | ||||||
| 4 | therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 7 | recognize Deere &
Company on the 180th anniversary of the | ||||||
| 8 | invention of the John Deere steel plow and for its
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| 9 | contributions to Illinois agriculture since; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That we wish Deere & Company many more successful | ||||||
| 11 | years; and be it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to Deere & Company as a
symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 14 | respect.
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