[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 10198-10199]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              PERRY, UTAH

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the great 
city of Perry, UT, on the 100th anniversary of its incorporation.
  Today, Perry is a beautiful city of nearly 4,000 residents nestled at 
the foot of northern Utah's majestic Wasatch Mountains. Its fame and 
acclaim are extensive for a variety of reasons.
  First, it is the apple of many a person's eye because of its location 
on Utah's famed Fruit Way. Its fruit stands along highway 89 are laden 
with apples, cherries, apricots, peaches, pears and other produce. I 
have never found any fruit nearly so sweet in all my travels.
  Perry is also home to the legendary Maddox Ranch House, where 
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steaks, fried chicken, homemade rolls and other fare have been food for 
thought and the palate for locals and many a weary traveler--this 
Senator, included--for more than six decades.
  Best of all, though, are the wonderful residents of Perry. I have 
always been unfailingly impressed with their work ethic and civic-
mindedness their eagerness and willingness to pitch in and build a 
better future and community for their children and grandchildren.
  They also are warm and welcoming. Whenever people pop in, they never 
seem to be put out. It has been my experience that they are always 
eager to lend a hand or extend the hand of friendship. I always feel 
better for being there. It doesn't hurt that my wife Elaine hails from 
nearby Newton. Little wonder that every time I am in Perry I feel right 
at home.
  Great places like Perry don't just happen. It takes vision and hard 
work--a trait Orrin Porter Rockwell and his brother Merritt undoubtedly 
had in abundance when they laid claim to a piece of land in the area 
adjacent Porter Spring. They were followed in 1851 by the Mormon 
pioneers, settlers of faith and fortitude who befriended the Native 
Americans there and founded what became known as Three Mile Creek.
  Many milestones have come and gone since then. In 1861 the first 
school was built, followed by the groundbreaking for the Northern Utah 
Railroad 10 years later. And the settlers also weathered some 
adversity, including harsh winters and the Great Flood of 1896. Two 
years later, Three Mile Creek was renamed Perry in honor of Orrin 
Alonzo Perry, who served as an LDS bishop there for more than two 
decades.
  June 19, 1911, the date of Perry's incorporation, was another major 
event and marked a new beginning. Over the ensuing years, the people of 
Perry, under the guidance of some remarkable and visionary leaders, 
kept right on building, bringing electricity, drinking water, a town 
hall and more schools to the city. Just this year, Perry added a 
wastewater treatment plant and a soccer park to the mix. And I trust 
many more chapters remain to be written in Perry's illustrious history.
  As Perry celebrates its centennial over the Fourth of July weekend, I 
salute its visionary and hardworking citizens, both past and present, 
who have made the city what it is today. I am sure Orrin Porter 
Rockwell and Orrin Alonzo Perry would be proud. You can be certain that 
this Orrin is.

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