[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SOUTHWIRE COMPANY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2000

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it all started with one man's dream 
of bringing electricity to rural Georgia. Roy Richards, Sr. wanted to 
supply his mother and grandmother with electricity, and from that 
dream, he founded Soutwire Company in Carrollton, Georgia, exactly 50 
years ago. On March 23, 1950, Southwire started cranking out wire with 
12 employees. Two years later, the company had shipped 5 million pounds 
of wire and had doubled its plant size. Southwire has continued to 
grow, and has become a world leader in the manufacture of wire and 
cable.
  In 1992 Southwire opened the D.B. ``Pete'' Cofer Technology Center. 
For the past five years, the center has witnessed development of the 
next generation of power cables--superconductors. A trio of 30-meter 
cables now provides power to three of the company's manufacturing 
plants. Southwire continues on its path of quality assurance and will 
remain a giant in the world of wire and cable.
  I salute Southwire Company on its 50th Anniversary, and I am proud to 
count it as an outstanding employer, business, and community citizen in 
the 7th Congressional District of Georgia.

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