February 12, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 29 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E177]
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                     CITY OF SAN JOAQUIN CENTENNIAL

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                              HON. TJ COX

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 12, 2020

  Mr. COX of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 
City of San Joaquin which celebrates its 100th anniversary this month.
  The City of San Joaquin is a vibrant community located in rural 
Fresno County on what was previously part of a large ranch settled by 
Jefferson James, a miner and cattle rancher. After James' passing, his 
heirs sold their property to settlers, led by a gentleman by the name 
of Benjamin F. Graham, who created a formal plan for the community to 
be named Grahamtown.
  Graham sold the land to a company that, under the direction of their 
representative Dr. Hernan Janz, established the community of San 
Joaquin. When the Southern Pacific Railroad established a line passing 
through San Joaquin in 1912, the flow of commerce expanded the area's 
economy. On February 14, 1920 the community elected to incorporate and 
became formally established as the City of San Joaquin.
  Over the years, San Joaquin has become a hub of the agricultural 
industry with farms that produce food that feeds the world. Today, San 
Joaquin is known as the ``everything is possible city'' and continues 
to be a beacon of progress, aptly demonstrating a wholesome, rural way 
of life.
  It is communities like San Joaquin that have shaped California's 
Central Valley, and indeed our country, into what it is today. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating the City of San Joaquin and its 
residents on their first 100 years and in wishing them well in the many 
years to come.

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