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'''Francis E. Laney''' was a Berkeley cannery manager.  Laney was born in 1884, and died in Berkeley in 1933<ref>Laney, Prominent Peach Grower, dies Berkeley: [http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/26142322/ December 23, 1933 Modesto Bee and News-Herald]</ref>. 

Laney worked for several canneries during his career starting in 1905.  Laney was at Berkeley's [[Sunlit Fruit Company]] starting at least in 1912, and lasting through the company's purchase by Del Monte around 1920.  Laney also worked as general manager for [[Virden Packing]], and managed canneries for Del Monte's [[Sterling Canning]].
When Emil Nielsen's Nielsen Packing Company was sold to the Sutter Co-operative Growers in 1925, Laney led the new company<ref>Canning Co. To Be Established in Oakland: [http://newspaperarchive.com/us/california/oakland/oakland-tribune/1925/05-24/page-33  May 24, 1925 Oakland Tribune].  "Sutter Cooperative Growers Take Over Nielsen PackIng Plant in Oakland; [[F. E. Laney]] Heads Company.</ref>.    Sutter Co-operative Growers organized several canning peach growers.

At his death, Laney was the president of the Independent Growers Assocation for peach growers<ref>Laney, Prominent Peach Grower, dies Berkeley: [http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/26142322/ December 23, 1933 Modesto Bee and News-Herald]/ref>.

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