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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4MJM Electric Cooperative on the 75th anniversary of their
5cooperative; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The MJM Electric Cooperative was officially
7organized on April 5, 1939 in Carlinville, Illinois, through
8the hard work and dedication of a handful of local residents
9wanting to improve living and farming conditions for themselves
10and their neighbors; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Because of the lack of density, it simply was not
12possible for the for-profit utilities to make a profit serving
13rural areas with only a few farms or homes per mile of electric
14line; with the help of loans from the Rural Electrification
15Administration, these rural people banded together to form
16rural member-owned and member-governed electric cooperatives;
17and
 
18    WHEREAS, This group of local residents went door to door
19signing up their neighbors to become members of the MJM
20Electric Cooperative and convincing them that a cooperative
21would bring lights and power to the rural area; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Their hard work paid off and the MJM Electric
2Cooperative's lines were first energized on April 11, 1940,
3initially serving 224 member-owners in Macoupin County; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The MJM Electric Cooperative continues to
5provides reliable electric service to member-owners in
6Macoupin, Jersey, Montgomery, Bond, Fayette, Greene, and
7Madison counties; and
 
8    WHEREAS, For 75 years, the MJM Electric Cooperative has
9served its member-owners based on 7 guiding principles:
10voluntary and open membership, member-elected and controlled
11boards of directors, members' economic participation, autonomy
12and independence, education and training, cooperation among
13cooperatives, and concern for community; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we congratulate the MJM Electric Cooperative on its 75th
17anniversary; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the MJM Electric Cooperative as a symbol of our
20esteem and respect.