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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-092resolution Whereas, the Richvale Land Company officers L. M. Culver, President; L. V. Graves, Vice President; S. T. Axtell, Vice President; and S. A. Robinson, Secretary engaged the services of the L. A. Batham Engineering fixm of Chico, California to survey, lay out and print a plot map of the town of Richvale during October and November 1909; and Whereas, the Richvale Land Company officers and their agents began soliciting farmers primarily from the Midwestern States of Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota to pull up stakes and purchase farm land (as quoted from their brochure). "In the Valley of Sacrarnento, the richest Valley in the world;" and Whereas, in the immediate years that followed beginning in 1911, many settlers arrived to find that the heavy Stockton Clay adobe soils were not suitable for crops they had grown in the Midwest. Winter rain, muddy roads and crap failures caused many to become discouraged and leave to include most of the principal Land Company officers by the year 191 S; and Whereas, rice, a new crop to California adaptable to the adobe soil and introduced in 1912 became the salvation for those who stayed. A formidable task remained however in the need to establish infrastructure, improved roads, irrigation and drainage systems adaptable to rice culture; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors recognize those men and women who worked hard to make Richvale what it is today and do hereby proclaim June 27, 2009 to be the 100th year "Centennial Celebration" of the founding of Richvale. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California, this 9th day of 3une, 2009 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Kirk, Lambert, Yamaguchi, and Chair Connelly NOES: None ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: None ATTEST: Gregory G. I and Clerk o~ti Interirr~ Chief A i of Supervisors ve Officer ~~ Bill Connelly, Chai Board of Supervisors By: Resolution in Recognition of the June 27th, 2009 Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Community of Richvale, Butte County, California.