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Newspaper Article, Hazen's First State Cheese PlantDescription
Photocopy of a picture of Hazen's First State Cheese Plant. Dated Waupun, Wisconsin, Thursday, April 27, 1939. Newspaper unknown, probably the Waupun Leader-News.
Cheese Program Plans Finished
Niece of First Factory Founder, Others. Listed As Speakers at Ladoga Event Friday
Plans to commemorate the start of Wisconsin's cheese industry 75 years ago have been completed by the Wisconsin Agricultural authority as state officials, cheese makers, and people from all over the state are preparing to participate in the celebration at Ladoga on Friday.
In addition to those who will see the program, the celebration will be heard by listeners over 104 radio stations during the hour broadcast at 11:30 a:m.
Miss Ella Hazen of Ripon, 84-year old-niece of Chester Hazen, operator of the first Wisconsin cheese factory, will be one of the colorful personalities on the program. She recalls the structure of the first plant and incidents in its operation. She will be one of the representatives of the Hazen family , and is expected to puncture any claims from other sections of the state where it is thought cheese making started earlier.
Gov. Julius P. Heil, Dean Chris. L. Christiansen, A. J. Glover of Hoard's Dairyman, Wilbur G.. Carlson of the W. A. A., Harry Jack, chairman of the agriculture and markets board, Earl Whiting, president of the Wisconsin Cheesemakers association, S. J. Hammond, and Assemblyman Maurice L. Fitzsimmons will be among the speakers.
Music for the celebration will be presented by the Waupun High school band and Brandon band as well as the Marquette University band. Swiss yodelers from New Glarus will take part in the program.
Controversy has sprung up between Fond du Lac, Jefferson, and Green counties. Old Swiss settlers at New Glarius claim that cheese making started there several years before "Hazen's Folly" was built.
Displays of old and new cheese making equipment will be shown at the celebration. Growth of the industry from Hazeri's factory to the modern plants today, of which Wisconsin has 2,000 will be outlined. The. state produces $45,000,000 worth of cheese yearly and accounts for 50 percent of all the cheese produced ... [incomplete].Acquisition
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2001.0034Source or Donor
Waupun Historical SocietyAcquisition Method
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