Edenvale Fruit Company - Revision history

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Robert Bowdidge: Robert Bowdidge moved page Edenvale Fruit Co to Edenvale Fruit Company: avoid contraction.

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Robert Bowdidge moved page Edenvale Fruit Co to Edenvale Fruit Company: avoid contraction.

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 The organization may have existed before 1903; Edenvale Fruit Company (along with [[Chynoweth & Lyon]]) exhibited dried fruit at the 1893 Worlds Fair<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=J0O099_aQ24C&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=edenvale+santa+clara+fruit&source=bl&ots=lo5SLtYoxf&sig=5zMBc3y6VFCSth9RUSRnmSHTMrI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48EVVKXOGebl8AGvtIDwBw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=edenvale%20santa%20clara%20fruit&f=false Report of Worlds Fair Commission], California State Legislature, 1895.</ref>.
-Just after World War I, the plant was sold to [[Sanitary Fruit Co | Sanitary Fruit Company]] <ref>Obituary of William P. Lyon: [http://madisonchspre1990obits.blogspot.com/2009/07/obituary-william-penn-lyon-jr-class-of.html November 14, 1931 San Jose Mercury Herald].</ref>, then to was leased [[Richmond Chase]] in 1916<ref>Popular San Jose Manager Leaves Armsby Company: [https://books.google.com/books?id=El9RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=a3x5HqCnbR&dq=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&f=false April 22, 1916 California Fruit News].</ref>.
+Just after World War I, the plant was sold to [[Sanitary Fruit Co | Sanitary Fruit Company]] <ref>Obituary of William P. Lyon: [http://madisonchspre1990obits.blogspot.com/2009/07/obituary-william-penn-lyon-jr-class-of.html November 14, 1931 San Jose Mercury Herald].</ref>, then was leased [[Richmond Chase]] in 1916<ref>Popular San Jose Manager Leaves Armsby Company: [https://books.google.com/books?id=El9RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=a3x5HqCnbR&dq=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&f=false April 22, 1916 California Fruit News].</ref>.
 The packing house was on the west side of the railroad tracks, south of the Edenvale station, which had a passenger shelter, packing house, and a warehouse<ref>Norman Holmes, Prune County Railroading.  Shade Tree Books.</ref><ref>Southern Pacific Railroad, "Edenvale: Proposed spur for J. O. Hayes.  May 1903.  In collection, California State Railroad Museum.  Plan shows that spur was on the west side of the tracks, several hundred feet south of the depot.  Plan shows packing house only.</ref><ref>Southern Pacific Railroad: Edenvale: Proposed Water Facilities in Station.  12/11/1918.  In collection, California State Railroad Museum.   Drawing shows station on east side of tracks with platform on west side of tracks.  Packing house is 600 feet south of station.  By 1918, the plant was run by Richmond Packing.</ref>

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 The '''Edenvale Fruit Company''' was a dried fruit packer located eight miles south of San Jose in the hamlet of Edenvale.  The company's plant included a packing house, warehouse and dryer (drying yard?).
-The company was incorporated in 1903 by Mrs. M. H. Cheynoweth, E.A and J.O. Hayes, William P. and E.C. Lyon, and M.B. and C.L.Hayes<ref>Edenvale Fruit Co. Legally Incorporated: [http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-NB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=115825A750253D60&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnpdoc&req_dat=1633CF8ECE5A48E5B7974C9CF0EE2D33 April 29, 1903 San Jose Mercury].</ref>.  The company built a brick packing house and warehouse at Edenvale<ref>New Fruit Packing Company Organized: [http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-NB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1158268460689D98&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnpdoc&req_dat=1633CF8ECE5A48E5B7974C9CF0EE2D33 June 2, 1903 San Jose Mercury]: Lyon: "We are building a packing house... somewhat more elaborate than we need for our own use."</ref><ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YjAiAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;sjid=IKQFAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;pg=5327%2C6171438 June 25, 1903 San Jose Evening News]. "The brick walls of the Edenvale Packing company's establishment have been erected and the sidetrack of the warehouse has been completed." This is one of two plants being built in the season, according to the paper.</ref>.  William P. Lyon,
+The company was incorporated in 1903 by Mrs. M. H. Cheynoweth, E.A and J.O. Hayes, William P. and E.C. Lyon, and M.B. and C.L.Hayes<ref>Edenvale Fruit Co. Legally Incorporated: [http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-NB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=115825A750253D60&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnpdoc&req_dat=1633CF8ECE5A48E5B7974C9CF0EE2D33 April 29, 1903 San Jose Mercury].</ref>.  The company built a brick packing house and warehouse at Edenvale<ref>New Fruit Packing Company Organized: [http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-NB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1158268460689D98&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnpdoc&req_dat=1633CF8ECE5A48E5B7974C9CF0EE2D33 June 2, 1903 San Jose Mercury]: Lyon: "We are building a packing house... somewhat more elaborate than we need for our own use."</ref><ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YjAiAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;sjid=IKQFAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;pg=5327%2C6171438 June 25, 1903 San Jose Evening News]. "The brick walls of the Edenvale Packing company's establishment have been erected and the sidetrack of the warehouse has been completed." This is one of two plants being built in the season, according to the paper.</ref>. The Southern Pacific built a spur for the new packing house the same year<ref>Southern Pacific Railroad, "Edenvale: Proposed spur for J. O. Hayes.  May 1903.  In collection, California State Railroad Museum.  Plan shows that spur was on the west side of the tracks, several hundred feet south of the depot.</ref>.  William P. Lyon,
 [http://books.google.com/books?id=hLUcAQAAIAAJ&lpg=PA715&ots=F7rCfnaD93&dq=edenvale%20fruit%20company&pg=PA715#v=onepage&q=edenvale%20fruit%20company&f=false founder in 1903 with Hayes] Brothers, was the business manager for Mercury Publishing, indicating his ties with the Hayes's.  Lyon became president of the company in 1911.  The company operated fruit ranches as well as packing house <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-awiAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA119&ots=wzNnMbcI2j&dq=edenvale%20fruit%20company&pg=PA119#v=onepage&q=edenvale%20fruit%20company&f=false Wisconsin alum magazine] </ref>.
 in 1904. Lyon
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 Just after World War I, the plant was sold to [[Sanitary Fruit Co | Sanitary Fruit Company]] <ref>Obituary of William P. Lyon: [http://madisonchspre1990obits.blogspot.com/2009/07/obituary-william-penn-lyon-jr-class-of.html November 14, 1931 San Jose Mercury Herald].</ref>, then to was leased [[Richmond Chase]] in 1916<ref>Popular San Jose Manager Leaves Armsby Company: [https://books.google.com/books?id=El9RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=a3x5HqCnbR&dq=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&f=false April 22, 1916 California Fruit News].</ref>.
-The packing house was next to the Edenvale station, which had a passenger shelter, packing house, and a warehouse<ref>Norman Holmes, Prune County Railroading.  Shade Tree Books.</ref>.
+The packing house was on the west side of the railroad tracks, south of the Edenvale station, which had a passenger shelter, packing house, and a warehouse<ref>Norman Holmes, Prune County Railroading.  Shade Tree Books.</ref><ref>Southern Pacific Railroad, "Edenvale: Proposed spur for J. O. Hayes.  May 1903.  In collection, California State Railroad Museum.  Plan shows that spur was on the west side of the tracks, several hundred feet south of the depot.  Plan shows packing house only.</ref><ref>Southern Pacific Railroad: Edenvale: Proposed Water Facilities in Station.  12/11/1918.  In collection, California State Railroad Museum.   Drawing shows station on east side of tracks with platform on west side of tracks.  Packing house is 600 feet south of station.  By 1918, the plant was run by Richmond Packing.</ref>
 The building burned down in 1952.

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 The plant employed an engineer in 1908<ref>Young Mechanic Answers Call: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19080908&id=eggyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w-MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3978,2527858 September 8, 1908 San Jose Evening News].  "The deceased was an engineer for the Edenvale Packing house and was also the inventor of a patent fruit packing machine."</ref>.
-The organization may have existed before 1903; Edenvalr Fruit Company (along with [[Chynoweth & Lyon]]) exhibited dried fruit at the 1893 Worlds Fair<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=J0O099_aQ24C&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=edenvale+santa+clara+fruit&source=bl&ots=lo5SLtYoxf&sig=5zMBc3y6VFCSth9RUSRnmSHTMrI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48EVVKXOGebl8AGvtIDwBw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=edenvale%20santa%20clara%20fruit&f=false Report of Worlds Fair Commission], California State Legislature, 1895.</ref>.
+The organization may have existed before 1903; Edenvale Fruit Company (along with [[Chynoweth & Lyon]]) exhibited dried fruit at the 1893 Worlds Fair<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=J0O099_aQ24C&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=edenvale+santa+clara+fruit&source=bl&ots=lo5SLtYoxf&sig=5zMBc3y6VFCSth9RUSRnmSHTMrI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48EVVKXOGebl8AGvtIDwBw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=edenvale%20santa%20clara%20fruit&f=false Report of Worlds Fair Commission], California State Legislature, 1895.</ref>.
 Just after World War I, the plant was sold to [[Sanitary Fruit Co | Sanitary Fruit Company]] <ref>Obituary of William P. Lyon: [http://madisonchspre1990obits.blogspot.com/2009/07/obituary-william-penn-lyon-jr-class-of.html November 14, 1931 San Jose Mercury Herald].</ref>, then to was leased [[Richmond Chase]] in 1916<ref>Popular San Jose Manager Leaves Armsby Company: [https://books.google.com/books?id=El9RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=a3x5HqCnbR&dq=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&f=false April 22, 1916 California Fruit News].</ref>.

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 The plant employed an engineer in 1908<ref>Young Mechanic Answers Call: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19080908&id=eggyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w-MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3978,2527858 September 8, 1908 San Jose Evening News].  "The deceased was an engineer for the Edenvale Packing house and was also the inventor of a patent fruit packing machine."</ref>.
-The organizatino may have existed fefore 1903; Edenvalr Fruit Company (along with [[Chynoweth & Lyon]]) exhibited dried fruit at the 1893 Worlds Fair<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=J0O099_aQ24C&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=edenvale+santa+clara+fruit&source=bl&ots=lo5SLtYoxf&sig=5zMBc3y6VFCSth9RUSRnmSHTMrI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48EVVKXOGebl8AGvtIDwBw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=edenvale%20santa%20clara%20fruit&f=false Report of Worlds Fair Commission], California State Legislature, 1895.</ref>.
+The organization may have existed before 1903; Edenvalr Fruit Company (along with [[Chynoweth & Lyon]]) exhibited dried fruit at the 1893 Worlds Fair<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=J0O099_aQ24C&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=edenvale+santa+clara+fruit&source=bl&ots=lo5SLtYoxf&sig=5zMBc3y6VFCSth9RUSRnmSHTMrI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48EVVKXOGebl8AGvtIDwBw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=edenvale%20santa%20clara%20fruit&f=false Report of Worlds Fair Commission], California State Legislature, 1895.</ref>.
 Just after World War I, the plant was sold to [[Sanitary Fruit Co | Sanitary Fruit Company]] <ref>Obituary of William P. Lyon: [http://madisonchspre1990obits.blogspot.com/2009/07/obituary-william-penn-lyon-jr-class-of.html November 14, 1931 San Jose Mercury Herald].</ref>, then to was leased [[Richmond Chase]] in 1916<ref>Popular San Jose Manager Leaves Armsby Company: [https://books.google.com/books?id=El9RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=a3x5HqCnbR&dq=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&f=false April 22, 1916 California Fruit News].</ref>.

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 | primary_business = Dried Fruit Packer
 | primary_town = Edenvale, CA
-| primary_dates =  1903 - 1917
+| primary_dates =  1903 - 1916
 | successor = [[Sanitary Fruit Co]]
 | alias = Edenvale Packing Company
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 The organizatino may have existed fefore 1903; Edenvalr Fruit Company (along with [[Chynoweth & Lyon]]) exhibited dried fruit at the 1893 Worlds Fair<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=J0O099_aQ24C&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198&dq=edenvale+santa+clara+fruit&source=bl&ots=lo5SLtYoxf&sig=5zMBc3y6VFCSth9RUSRnmSHTMrI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=48EVVKXOGebl8AGvtIDwBw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=edenvale%20santa%20clara%20fruit&f=false Report of Worlds Fair Commission], California State Legislature, 1895.</ref>.
-Just after World War I, the plant was sold to [[Sanitary Fruit Co | Sanitary Fruit Company]] <ref>Obituary of William P. Lyon: [http://madisonchspre1990obits.blogspot.com/2009/07/obituary-william-penn-lyon-jr-class-of.html November 14, 1931 San Jose Mercury Herald].</ref>, then to was probably sold to [[Richmond Chase]] around 1918.
+Just after World War I, the plant was sold to [[Sanitary Fruit Co | Sanitary Fruit Company]] <ref>Obituary of William P. Lyon: [http://madisonchspre1990obits.blogspot.com/2009/07/obituary-william-penn-lyon-jr-class-of.html November 14, 1931 San Jose Mercury Herald].</ref>, then to was leased [[Richmond Chase]] in 1916<ref>Popular San Jose Manager Leaves Armsby Company: [https://books.google.com/books?id=El9RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=a3x5HqCnbR&dq=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=%22e.%20n.%20richmond%22%20edenvale&f=false April 22, 1916 California Fruit News].</ref>.
 The packing house was next to the Edenvale station, which had a passenger shelter, packing house, and a warehouse<ref>Norman Holmes, Prune County Railroading.  Shade Tree Books.</ref>.

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