[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 11, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             RECOGNIZING ANSPACH TRAVEL'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 1994

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to salute an 
outstanding local business in Illinois' 10th Congressional District, 
Anspach Travel in Highland Park. This month Anspach is celebrating its 
60th anniversary, and this significant milestone of success and service 
to the community merits special recognition.
  Originally founded by Herman and Carolyn Anspach, the agency was 
formally incorporated in 1934. It is interesting that Herman Anspach 
didn't set out to establish a travel office--he was involved in real 
estate, although he later would become a founding member of the midwest 
chapter of the American Society of Travel Agents. But in the early 
1930's, a significant part of Herman's business was renting houses in 
the area to Chicago clients who wanted to escape the heat, crowds, and 
hectic pace of the city during the summer months.
  But many of the owners of those rental houses told Herman that they 
needed to plan their own summer vacations in order to make their homes 
available to his Chicago clientele. Herman suggested the idea of an 
ocean cruise, and it caught on. He started to help local residents make 
the arrangements for their cruises, and Anspach Travel was on its way.
  And what a long way it has come. From its modest beginnings, by the 
early 1970's Anspach had five full-time agents serving hundreds of 
customers. In 1980, Henry and Cookie Kohn--Herman and Carolyn Anspach's 
son-in-law and daughter--started to run the business and worked to 
expand the agency, building on Anspach's reputation of excellence. 
Today, Anspach Travel has almost 20 full-time agents and serves 
thousands of clients throughout the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, Anspach Travel has maintained the highest standards of 
quality in all aspects of its operation and is a superb example of 
American small business achievement. I am proud to represent a 
congressional district that includes a firm of Anspach's caliber and I 
want to wish Henry and Cookie Kohn many more successful years.

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