[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4437-S4438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  150TH BIRTHDAY OF HUTCHINSON, KANSAS

 Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. President, I rise today to celebrate the 
150th birthday of the city of Hutchinson, KS.
  In 1871, Clinton Carter ``CC'' Hutchinson got the Atchison Topeka and 
Santa Fe Railroad to route through what is now Reno County and 
Hutchinson, KS. Upon the arrival of the railroad, Hutchinson was 
incorporated as a city in August 1872. At first, the city was a rail 
town, using the railroads to help advance the local area's ranching and 
farming operations. Upon the discovery of salt, Hutchinson developed 
into a mining town as well, quickly earning the moniker of the ``Salt 
City.''
  Since its incorporation 150 years ago, Hutchinson has grown into an 
industrial hub for central Kansas. From Carey Salt and the Cosmosphere, 
to Dillons Grocery and the State fair, Hutchinson and its citizens play 
an integral role in telling the story of Kansas. Thanks to investments 
of both time and money by community members, Hutchinson remains a 
vibrant

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community today with a bustling Main Street, a world-class golf course, 
and a robust agriculture industry.
  On August 18, the city of Hutchinson and its residents celebrated the 
town's 150th birthday with a block party down Main Street. I would like 
to thank everyone in Hutchinson for the pride they have for their city, 
as well as thank everyone who helped organize the sesquicentennial 
celebration.
  I now ask my colleagues to join the residents of Hutchinson in 
celebrating the city's 150th birthday, as well as recognize them all 
for their contributions to the city's 150 years of history.

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