PORTLAND BUTTER AND CHEESE MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION
The incorporation papers for this cheese factory were filed in April, 1890. The company was founded with $1000 in capital stock and the following were the initial shareholders:
Austin, Sam M.
Baker, Charles
Benninger, Michael
Benninger, Leonhard
Etscheid, William
Goebel, John
Huebner, August
Jung, Louis
Kohn, John
Liebing, Charles
Neuberger, George Leonhard jr.
Soldner, Simon
Weihert, George
Winter, William
Yerges, Charles
Yerges, Fred
At the organizational meeting the shareholders elected the following officers:
| President | Sam. M. Austin |
| Secretary | Fred Yerges |
| Treasurer | William Etscheid |
| Directors | Michael Benninger Sam M. Austin Charles Liebing |