Cheese War Timeline 1963 Event Date Event Source (See key below.) 1-1963 and 2-1963 A dairy stabilization law for the Portland milkshed was drafted by an Oregon Dairymen’s Association committee headed by George Milne, president of Tillamook Cheese & Dairy. The… READ MORE
Category Archives: Red Clover Factory
Timeline, Pre-1960s
1850s – David Wilson brought the first domesticated cows into the area1889 – Merriman Foland and Bob Richards became Tillamook’s first commercial cheesemakers1894 – Peter McIntosh, a Canadian, brought his full-cream cheddar recipe to Tillamook and shared it with the cheesemakers1909 – 10 factories formed a marketing cooperative and named it Tillamook County Creamery Association1919… READ MORE
Reasons Why a Declaratory Judgment Lawsuit Was Filed
At an Aug. 19, 1963 special board meeting, patrons of Red Clover Cheese Factory and Tillamook Cheese & Dairy Association heard an explanation of why the two factories were ready to file a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Tillamook County Creamery Association. READ MORE
Reasons to Cancel Marketing Agreement Listed by Cheese & Dairy
In a “Board Information” message, the Publicity Committee of Cheese & Dairy told its patrons why it was cancelling its marketing agreement with County Creamery. The nine reasons were the same reasons cited by Red Clover in its own notice of cancellation to County Creamery. The reasons included: loss of representation; unfair charges; lack of… READ MORE
Confrontation at County Creamery Office
In late August 1963, two Red Clover Cheese Factory board members went to the Tillamook County Creamery Association’s office to retrieve their factory’s files. They were stopped by a guard and the association manager, Beale Dixon. TCCA, the marketing organization selling all of Tillamook’s cheese, including Red Clover’s, was storing each factory’s records. However, the… READ MORE
Cheese & Dairy Wins Declaratory Judgment Lawsuit
The Oregon Journal Articles
The following articles, ads and photos relevant to the Cheese War appeared in issues of The Oregon Journal, a now-defunct newspaper. All material is available on microfilm. The chronology also provides an overview of the Cheese War. (Credit: The Oregonian) Reuse Permission, The Oregon Journal Date Headline Dec 25, 1925 Subject: “Salem, Dec. 25 –… READ MORE
Articles from The Oregonian
The following articles, ads and photos relevant to the Cheese War appeared in issues of The Oregonian. All material is available on microfilm. The chronology also provides an overview of the Cheese War. (Credit: The Oregonian) Reprint Permissions, The Oregonian Date Headline Oct 30, 1949 Photo and caption: Northwest’s Largest Cheese Plant Opened at Tillamook… READ MORE
Factory System in Tillamook, Oregon, 1963
The April 1963 ownership and structure of each Tillamook County, Oregon cheese or milk factory was explained in an ad produced by Tillamook Cheese & Dairy Association. READ MORE
Maps of Factories
1960s cheese factories located in north Tillamook County, Oregon. They were part of the Tillamook County Creamery Association factory system. (Credit: John David Kirk) READ MORE
