[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8750]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 RECOGNIZING GAGE MARINE AND THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. MAILBOAT

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                           HON. PAUL D. RYAN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2016

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gage 
Marine and the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Mailboat.
  Only a few places in the United States still deliver the mail by 
boat. Lake Geneva is one of those places.
  Mail delivery by boat was once a necessity; now, it is keeping a 
proud tradition alive. And this isn't your typical mail man, Mr. 
Speaker.
  The mailboat can't stop or slow down, or the mail route would take 
too long. Instead, it's delivered by mail jumpers; young men and women 
who hop off the boat, run with the mail to the mailbox, and sprint back 
before the boat passes by.
  The boat really never stops; if mail runners aren't fast enough, 
they'll soon be taking a swim in Lake Geneva.
  And as of June 14th this year, the U.S. Mailboat will have been 
operating in Wisconsin's First District for 100 years. I want to 
commend them for reaching this milestone. Our country is still quite 
young, and to see such history right in my own back yard is very 
special.
  So on behalf of the First District of Wisconsin, I want to say 
congratulations once again to the U.S. Mailboat's 100th anniversary.

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