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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and
4employees of The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company in
5Jacksonville on the occasion of the bank's 100th anniversary;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company
8officially opened for business on January 4, 1911; organizers
9of the Bank were composed of prominent businessmen and farmers
10in the Morgan County community, who provided the necessary
11capital of $100,000 for the Bank; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company began
13operating in temporary quarters at 231 1/2 West State Street in
14Jacksonville; 11 months later, the Bank moved to 27 South Side
15Public Square; in January of 1940, the Bank purchased the Ayers
16National Bank building at 200 West State Street at a
17foreclosure sale; the Bank's main branch opened its doors at
18200 West State Street on July 26, 1941 and has remained there
19even since; in 1986, the 200 West State Street site was
20accepted into the National Register of Historic Places by the
21United States Department of the Interior for being associated
22with banking longer than any other site in the State of
23Illinois; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In 1977, The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company
2opened its West Morton branch, which continues its full-service
3operations today; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company has
5consistently been on the cutting edge of customer service; the
6Bank implemented an electronic banking system in 1959 to
7facilitate operations; the Bank was also the first to offer
8home banking services in the State of Illinois in 1992; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company began a
10Business/Education Partnership with Lincoln Elementary School
11in November of 1992; the Bank proudly continues this
12partnership to this day; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company and its
14employees serve as models of hard work, integrity, and
15dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore,
16be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we congratulate the owners and employees of The Farmers State
20Bank and Trust Company on the occasion of the bank's 100th
21anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in

 

 

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1the future; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to Joy French Becker, President of The Farmers State
4Bank and Trust Company, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.