The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-08
WOULD MAKE SWISS
CHEESE HERE
A BIG PROJECT PROPOSED ron
ASTORIA THAT WILL MEAN
MUCH IF CARRIED OUT
GERMANS INTERESTED.

For the past nine months the As
toria Chamber Of Commerce has had
under consideration matter of the
grca'r,s moment to the city and ta
Clatsop county, and now it begins ts
appear as if it is capable Of near
realization. Certain Germans, men of
apparent responsibility, have propos-
ed to the Chamber Of Commerce to
establish a cheese-making industry
here, and in addition to establish a
plant for the manufacture Of what il
known as powdered milk, in contra
distinction to the condensed milk Of
commerce. While the plans Of these
German gentlemen have been made
quietly, there seems no question
that they mean business. Within
week or two IA Wiese, one Of the
projectors, is expected in Astoria.
The Chamber Of Commerce has
become convinced that the Germans
are entirely responsible and that they
mean business, and the matter has
now reached stage when it can be
predicted confidently that favorable
outcome of the project will probably
be attained.
But the plans really mean more
than is apparent at first glance II
the cheese-making plant is establish
ed-and this now seems to be an as
sured thing-it is then planned to
commence bringing over here from
Germany many men and women whe
are skilled workers in the cheese
business, as they and their people be-
fore them have been for many years.
Ii is even said that these Germans
will plan to interest thousands from
their native country and hold out In
ducements for them to come to Clat-
sop county The magnet to draw
them will be the dairy business, busl-
ness with which they are familiar
Large supplies Of milk would be re-
quired to meet the needs of the
cheese making plant, as well as in the
powdered" milk industry, and there
fore it is essential that there be
large number Of people engaged IN
the dairy business.
Mr. Wiese, who is expected here
soon, is from Kiel, and it is from that
locality in Germany that it is expected
to draw the German farmers and their
families. 1t is also said that the
climate in the locality of Kiel IS NOT
greatly unlike that of Clatsop, so that
the foreigners would at least in that
one respect find themselves very much
at home here.
The Chamber of Commerce within
the past few weeks finally arrived at
the conclusion that it could safely
guarantee the conditions precedent
demanded by Mr.. Wiese before be
would establish a cheese-making plsE1
in Astoria; namely, that certain
amount of milk would be guaranteed
for daily delivery AT first it seemed
difficult to provide for the amount
called for, and meeting Of the local
dairy interests will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce again within
a few days to further consider the
natter. In addition to getting milk
rom Clatsop county, farmers FROM
Deep River, Gray's River, and other
points on the other side OF the Co
umbia have entered into an arrange
nent whereby they would agree TO
leliver certain quantities daily.
There is no doubt that if the mat
er is carried out it will prove of the
Utmost interest to the city and county
1t is proposed to make Swiss cheese
t is said that the demand for this IS
.reater than the supply in Europss
nd there is also constant demand
or Swiss cheese in England. The
acts and figures seem to show thar
wiss cheese manufactured here can
G set down in London, for example,
heaper than the German and Swift
erlaud cheeses now are.