[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF STEINER CHEESE

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                         HON. ZACHARY T. SPACE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 12, 2009

  Mr. SPACE. Madam Speaker:
  Whereas, Steiner Cheese is the oldest operating cheese maker in 
southeastern Ohio having celebrated its 175th anniversary this year; 
and
  Whereas, Steiner Cheese was founded by a young Swiss man named Jacob 
Steiner in 1833. Steiner, who immigrated in search of opportunities in 
America, brought with him little more than a family bible and an old 
copper Swiss Cheese kettle, and
  Whereas, Mr. Steiner began to make artisan cheeses and word of his 
cheese making ability spread throughout southeastern Ohio's farming 
communities reaching dairy farmers and creating a vibrant cheese making 
industry; now, therefore, be it
  Resolved that along with the residents of the 18th Congressional 
District, I commend the Steiner Cheese company for 175 years of 
creating high quality cheeses--keeping true to the tenets of quality 
handed down by Jacob Steiner. I also commend them on playing an 
integral role in southeastern Ohio's burgeoning cheese industry and 
leaving its mark on the economy and people of Zanesville.

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