08 LC 95
0787
House
Resolution 1710
By:
Representative Kaiser of the
59th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
Colgate Mattress Atlanta Corporation; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Sol Wolkin, a United States Army Air Force veteran, with the help and
support of his late partner and wife, Anne, started Colgate Mattress Atlanta
Corporation more than half a century ago, opening the factory on March 5, 1955,
with a $1,500 loan from his brother-in-law; and
WHEREAS,
his first factory was in a small 4,000 square foot building on Ponce de Leon
Avenue near the old Ponce de Leon stadium, home of the Atlanta Crackers;
and
WHEREAS,
in January, 1969, Mr. Wolkin expanded the business into an adjacent 20,000
square foot building, and in 1987, the business expanded again into the last
remaining attached building on Ponce de Leon Place; and
WHEREAS,
in need of additional space and with no more buildings available at the present
location, in 1993, Colgate moved into its present 60,000 square foot building
located in historic Cabbagetown; and
WHEREAS,
initially, Colgate was managed by Wolkin family members, with the exception of
one employee, and today, 38 Georgians are part of the Colgate business, most
having been with the firm for more than a decade, some for more than 30 years,
and one employee, Andrew Bolston, who was with Colgate for over 40 years;
and
WHEREAS,
Colgate is presently run by second and third generation Wolkin family members;
Alan Wolkin, the eldest son of Anne and Sol, is the president of Colgate,
Richard Wolkin is the vice president, and Dennis Wolkin, son of Alan Wolkin, is
the secretary/treasurer; and
WHEREAS,
Colgate is known for producing the highest quality crib mattresses in the
country, and the company has received many industry awards and is proud to be
among the first members of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association;
and
WHEREAS,
unlike many United States manufacturing companies that have moved their
production out of the country, for 53 years, Colgate has been manufacturing crib
mattresses in Atlanta and is proud to be located in the heart of the south;
and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
family business be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join together to recognize the contributions of Colgate Mattress
Atlanta Corporation to its community and this state.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mr. Sol
Wolkin.