House
Resolution
104
-
Introduced
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
1
Buxton.
2
WHEREAS,
in
1873,
a
new
city
was
founded
in
Iowa
by
3
Ben
Buxton
for
the
purpose
of
housing
laborers
to
mine
4
coal
for
the
Consolidated
Coal
Company;
and
5
WHEREAS,
the
Consolidated
Coal
Company
recruited
6
African
American
laborers
from
Iowa,
Virginia,
7
Kentucky,
and
Tennessee;
and
8
WHEREAS,
in
addition,
the
city
also
hosted
white
9
laborers
from
Australia
and
across
Europe;
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
businesses
and
organizations
of
the
11
city
of
Buxton
did
not
discriminate
against
any
citizen
12
on
the
basis
of
race;
and
13
WHEREAS,
the
people
of
the
city
of
Buxton
were
14
served
by
a
number
of
prominent
African
American
15
professionals,
including
physician
Dr.
E.A.
Carter
and
16
co-founders
of
the
National
Bar
Association
George
H.
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Woodson
and
Samuel
Joe
Brown;
and
1
WHEREAS,
the
city
of
Buxton
stood
as
a
model
of
2
cooperation
and
respect
among
people
of
diverse
3
heritages
and
backgrounds;
and
4
WHEREAS,
the
last
Buxton
coal
mine
closed
in
1927,
5
leading
to
the
town’s
abandonment;
NOW
THEREFORE,
6
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
7
That
the
House
of
Representatives
hereby
honors
and
8
commemorates
the
city
of
Buxton
and
encourages
all
9
Iowans
to
recall
the
spirit
of
unity
and
harmony
10
embodied
by
the
people
of
the
city
of
Buxton.
11
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
12
resolution
be
sent
to
the
Monroe
County
Historical
13
Board.
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