laborers for the factory are now a children's home. In 1864, Cham was connected to the Zürich-Lucerne train line. In 1866, the American Page family founded the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in Cham to take advantage of this new rail line. The company initially produced only condensed milk, but soon grew to produce other milk products. In 1905, it merged with the Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé Company to form Nestlé. The company expanded rapidly; by 1907, they had over 1,000 milkmen in 44 locations. In 1913 a conflict over money between the factory and the milkmen led to a strike and weakened the company. Following World War I, the company faced financial crisis and began to shut down production in Cham. In 1905, one-third of the population worked in agriculture, while half worked in industry. By 1955, nearly two-thirds of the population worked in industry. In the following year, industrial jobs decreased while the central location and low taxes encouraged a growth in service industries. In 2001, 80% of the businesses and 58% of the jobs are in service industries, while 40% are in manufacturing. Sport SC Cham is the municipality's football club. Notable people Victor Villiger (1868 in Cham – 1934) a Swiss-born German chemist and the discoverer of the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation Robert Schiess (1896 in Cham – 1956) a Swiss painter and member of the Pontifical Swiss Guard George Page (1910 in Cham - date of death unknown) an American alpine skier, competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics Grégory Rast (born 1980 in Cham) a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer Cora Huber (born 1981 in Cham) a Swiss bobsledder, competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics Priska Doppmann (born 1971 in Cham) a Swiss road racing cyclist, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics Martin Elmiger (born 1978 in Hagendorn) a Swiss former road racing cyclist, Swiss National Road Race champion in 2001, 2005, 2010 and 2014 References External links Official city website Photosite with facts & figures Cham Tourism Cities in Switzerland Municipalities of the canton of Zug Populated places on Lake Zug