[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 137 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      COMMEMORATING THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF CUMMINS INC.

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                             HON. TOM REED

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 20, 2019

  Mr. REED. Madam Speaker, today I rise to commemorate the one 
hundredth anniversary of Cummins Inc.
  In 1919, Clessie Cummins and his business partner, William G. Irwin, 
joined together to form the Cummins Engine Company, developing diesel 
engines. From these humble beginnings, the Cummins Engine Company has 
grown to become Cummins Inc., a leader among independent engine 
manufacturers producing a wide variety of engines and engine system 
components. Today Cummins is listed as a Fortune 150 company, employing 
more than 62,000 people worldwide.
  While their headquarters may be located in Columbus, Indiana, Cummins 
Inc. has a long history with Jamestown, New York. In 1974, Cummins 
acquired a more than one million square foot facility in Jamestown to 
manufacture engine components. Since the Jamestown Engine Plant 
produced its first engine in 1981 it has built more than two million 
engines. The engines made in Jamestown serve customers around the world 
and the plant serves an important role in the company by serving a wide 
variety of markets. The Jamestown Engine Plant is also dedicated to 
improving the community around them, annually contributing one million 
dollars through charitable donations. It is a pleasure to recognize the 
success of Cummins and celebrate the contributions that the Jamestown 
Engine Plant has made to our communities over the last forty-five 
years.
  One hundred years of successful business and forty-five years of 
serving the community is certainly a cause for celebration. I 
congratulate Cummins Inc. on this impressive milestone and look forward 
to their continued success in the years to come.
  Given the above, I ask that this Legislative Body pause in its 
deliberations and join me to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary 
of Cummins Inc.

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