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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and 
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employees of Bound to Stay Bound, Inc., in Jacksonville on the 
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occasion of the company's 90th anniversary in 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Bound to Stay Bound came into existence on January 
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20, 1920, when Lawrence D. Sibert and William Suhy created the 
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New Method Book Bindery, Inc.; within a year of the company's 
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inception, Sibert and Suhy installed power machinery and hired 
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new employees to keep up with the company's robust growth; in 
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1924, the company began buying new books from publishers and 
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re-binding them for use in public libraries and schools; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1934, William Suhy retired and sold his 
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interest in the New Method Book Bindery to the Sibert family; 
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in 1937, the late Robert F. Sibert joined the company to help 
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his father manage the business; in August of 1978, the third 
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generation of the Sibert family, Robert L. Sibert, entered the 
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business, eventually becoming President in 1992; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In the spring of 1953, after careful studies of 
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the re-binding and pre-binding businesses, the Sibert family 
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decided to separate the departments; on December 31, 1953, a 
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new corporation, Hertzberg-New Method, Inc., was formed to take 
 


 






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over the re-binding of 3 companies, New Method in Jacksonville, 
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Monastery Hill Binder in Chicago, and Hertzberg Craftsmen 
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Bindery in Des Moines, Iowa; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In August of 1959, Bound to Stay Bound completed 
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the construction of its present 107,000-square foot facility, 
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which was dedicated on December 3, 1959; 8 additions have been 
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made to the facility, most recently in December of 1995; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Bound to Stay Bound currently employs over 225 
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people and boasts a selection of over 17,000 titles to choose 
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from; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The owners and employees of Bound to Stay Bound 
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serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the 
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people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the owners and employees of Bound to Stay Bound, 
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Inc., on the occasion of the company's 90th anniversary and 
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wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be 
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it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Bound to Stay Bound President  Robert L. Sibert as 
 


 






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a symbol of our esteem and respect.