HR 104 (LSB 5606YH (6) 87)

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 104

BY  M. SMITH, HAGENOW, SHEETS, STECKMAN, SALMON, OURTH, McKEAN, KEARNS, BACON, P. MILLER, SIECK, ANDERSON, R. TAYLOR, KACENA, HAGER, HUNTER, MAXWELL, MASCHER, HEARTSILL, THEDE, GASSMAN, KURTH, MOMMSEN, MEYER, WATTS, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, LUNDGREN, LENSING, BAUDLER, WINCKLER, HOLT, COHOON, KAUFMANN, T. TAYLOR, ROGERS, BEARINGER, DEYOE, BRECKENRIDGE, WORTHAN, OLDSON, LANDON, WOLFE, VANDER LINDEN, R. SMITH, WHEELER, NIELSEN, CARLSON, KRESSIG, BERGAN, JACOBY, STAED, FORBES, McCONKEY, BROWN-POWERS, OLSON, HEDDENS, PRICHARD, RUNNING-MARQUARDT, ABDUL-SAMAD, and FINKENAUER

A Resolution honoring and commemorating the city of Buxton.

   WHEREAS, in 1873, a new city was founded in Iowa by Ben Buxton for the purpose of housing laborers to mine coal for the Consolidated Coal Company; and
   WHEREAS, the Consolidated Coal Company recruited African American laborers from Iowa, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee; and
   WHEREAS, in addition, the city also hosted white laborers from Australia and across Europe; and
   WHEREAS, the businesses and organizations of the city of Buxton did not discriminate against any citizen on the basis of race; and
   WHEREAS, the people of the city of Buxton were served by a number of prominent African American professionals, including physician Dr. E.A. Carter and co-founders of the National Bar Association George H. Woodson and Samuel Joe Brown; and
   WHEREAS, the city of Buxton stood as a model of cooperation and respect among people of diverse heritages and backgrounds; and
   WHEREAS, the last Buxton coal mine closed in 1927, leading to the town’s abandonment; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That the House of Representatives hereby honors and commemorates the city of Buxton and encourages all Iowans to recall the spirit of unity and harmony embodied by the people of the city of Buxton.

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Monroe County Historical Board.