Full Text of HR0608 95th General Assembly
HR0608 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and | 4 |
| staff of the Siemer Milling Company on the company's 125th | 5 |
| anniversary of service; and
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| WHEREAS, Siemer Milling Company is a family and | 7 |
| employee-owned company that specializes in the milling of wheat | 8 |
| flour to different specifications for the making of such foods | 9 |
| as cookies, crackers, cakes, pretzels, batters and breadings, | 10 |
| breads, and biscuits; and
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| WHEREAS, The Siemer Milling Company began in Teutopolis on | 12 |
| November 6, 1882 when the company opened for business as "Hope | 13 |
| Mills, Uptmor & Siemer Proprietors"; in 1906, Joseph Siemer and | 14 |
| his son Clemens J. Siemer bought out the Uptmor interests and | 15 |
| changed the name to Siemer Milling Company; and
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| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Quintin A. Siemer, son of | 17 |
| Clemens J. Siemer, the company became recommitted to flour | 18 |
| milling in the late 1950's as new opportunities presented | 19 |
| themselves; by 1979, demand justified the opening of a larger | 20 |
| mill in Teutopolis, a mill that has almost doubled in capacity | 21 |
| since its creation; and
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| WHEREAS, Richard C. Siemer, son of Quintin A. Siemer, | 2 |
| became the fourth generation of Siemers to lead the company in | 3 |
| 1986; their Illinois operations currently employ 65 people, | 4 |
| process 6.3 million bushels of wheat annually with a current | 5 |
| market value of about 35 million dollars, and produce 185,000 | 6 |
| tons of processed wheat products annually; the company also | 7 |
| operates flour mills in Hopkinsville, Kentucky; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2000, the Siemer Milling Company established an | 9 |
| Employee Stock Ownership Plan, which placed a significant | 10 |
| percentage of company stock in a trust with all eligible | 11 |
| employees as beneficiaries, so that the company's success will | 12 |
| be translated into greater financial security for its | 13 |
| participants; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, The Siemer Milling Company's commitment to | 15 |
| creating quality products and its sincere desire for customer | 16 |
| and employee satisfaction makes the company a wonderful asset | 17 |
| to the citizens of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate the owners and staff of the Siemer Milling Company | 21 |
| on the company's 125th anniversary of service and wish them | 22 |
| continued success in their future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Siemer Milling Company owner Richard C. Siemer as | 3 |
| a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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