[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 129 (Thursday, September 26, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING MAYER LUMBER ON THEIR SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF 
                                BUSINESS

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 26, 2013

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mayer Lumber for 
reaching their seventy-fifth year of business in the city of Mayer, 
Minnesota under the ownership of the Maetzold family.
  John Maetzold was the first family member to own the company back in 
1938. John's son, Austin, acquired it just two years later in 1940 when 
John passed away. Austin temporarily closed the lumberyard from 1942-
1945 while he served in World War II in the U.S. Navy. Despite 
difficulties following the war, the lumber company reopened, and has 
continued to serve the people of Mayer and the surrounding areas since 
then.
  Current owners, Rod and Lois Maetzold, are the third generation of 
Maetzolds to own Mayer Lumber. Their son, Andy Maetzold, is employed 
there as well, and intends to continue the family business into its 
fourth generation.
  It is small companies like Mayer Lumber, which provides both jobs and 
a service for their local community, that are essential to our nation's 
economy and our quality of life.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in sending congratulations out to the 
entire Maetzold family and their staff for reaching this milestone 
along with a heart-felt wish for their future success.

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