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House Calendar No. 87 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 375 

[Report No. 110–233] 

Honoring United Parcel Service and its 100 years of commitment and 

leadership in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 3, 2007 

Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, 

Mr. LINDER, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. BARROW, and Mr. 

SCOTT of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JULY 13, 2007 

Additional sponsor: Mr. BROWN of South Carolina 

JULY 13, 2007 

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 

to be printed 

[Strike out the preamble and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For preamble of introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as introduced on May 3, 2007] 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring United Parcel Service and its 100 years of 

commitment and leadership in the United States. 

Whereas United Parcel Service (in this resolution referred to 

as ‘‘UPS’’) provides solutions that connect the flow of 


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goods, funds, and information in the United States to 

more than 200 countries, including delivery service to 

every address in North America and Europe, through its 

expansive transportation network, thus truly synchronizing global commerce; 

Whereas UPS was founded in 1907 as the American Messenger 

Company by James E. ‘‘Jim’’ Casey in Seattle, Washington, with $100 borrowed from a friend and has grown 

from a 2-person message delivery firm into a 427,000-plus 

employee global transportation and logistics corporation 

that moves nearly 15,000,000 packages through its network 

each business day; 

Whereas Jim and his partner, Claude Ryan, focused on providing the best service and lowest rates to launch what 

would become the world’s largest package delivery service; 

Whereas the American Messenger Company acquired its first 

delivery car, a Model T Ford, in 1913 and operates today 

a vehicle fleet of almost 92,000 vehicles; 

Whereas, in 1913, the American Messenger Company merged 

with competitor Evert ‘‘Mac’’ McCabe and selected the 

name Merchants Parcel Delivery; 

Whereas, in 1919, Merchants Parcel Delivery made its first expansion beyond Seattle to Oakland, California, and adopted its present name, United Parcel Service; 

Whereas, in 1929, UPS became the first package delivery company to provide air service and operates today the world’s 

eighth largest airline; 

Whereas, during the Second World War, UPS still continued 

to grow by expanding employment opportunities to, and 

capitalizing on the talents of, women in the workforce; 


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Whereas, in 1975, UPS forged the ‘‘Golden Link’’, becoming 

the first package delivery company to serve every address 

in the continental United States and began its first operations outside the United States in Ontario, Canada; 

Whereas UPS continues to expand its role as a provider of 

transportation-based and supply chain services; 

Whereas UPS has earned numerous awards for its outstanding 

business practices, recognizing the company’s values and 

commitment to social responsibility and diversity; 

Whereas the Environmental Protection Agency awarded UPS 

the Clean Air Excellence Award, citing UPS’s alternative 

fuel program under which the UPS ‘‘Green Fleet’’ recently 

passed the 100,000,000 mile mark; 

Whereas UPS plays a major philanthropic leadership role in 

the United States and has made significant contributions 

to numerous charitable organizations around the world; 

Whereas, over the past 100 years, UPS has gone through many 

transformations, growing from a small messenger company 

to a leading provider of air, ocean, ground, and electronic 

services, while remaining true to its modest origins and 

commitment to customer service; and 

Whereas UPS maintains its reputation for integrity, reliability, employee ownership, and customer service: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes United Parcel Service’s role in 

3 the global transportation system as the world’s larg4 est package delivery company; and 


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1 (2) celebrates United Parcel Service’s 100th an2 niversary. 


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House Calendar No. 87 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 375 

[Report No. 110

–233] 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring United Parcel Service and its 100 years 

of commitment and leadership in the United States. 

JULY 13, 2007 

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House 

Calendar, and ordered to be printed 


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