[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9529]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      A TRIBUTE TO THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS

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                         HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 19, 2007

  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Plainview, 
Texas' centennial birthday. For it was in 1907 that the city's founders 
took the pivotal step from frontier community to an incorporated city.
  One hundred years ago, the Santa Fe Railroad decided to put down 
tracks through Plainview. This helped spur economic growth and attract 
new residents to the budding community.
  Today, Plainview's location along the Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor 
is having the same effect as its population grows and new businesses 
come to the area.
  During the past century, Plainview's citizens have witnessed the mode 
of transportation change from rail to road, and local agriculture 
evolve from being merely a source of food and fiber to also a source of 
energy.
  However, despite these changes, the core values present at 
Plainview's founding are still alive and well 100 years later. A strong 
sense of community and a vibrant civic pride continue to make 
Plainview, Texas a welcome place for businesses and families.
  It is indeed an honor and a privilege to represent the great people 
of Plainview in the United States Congress, and I wish the city well as 
it embarks on its second hundred years.

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