Difference between revisions of "Los Gatos Cured Fruit Company"
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
Mentioned in | Mentioned in | ||
[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santaclara/history/scchist33.htm 1922 County History] | [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santaclara/history/scchist33.htm 1922 County History] | ||
| − | [http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA27&lpg=RA6-PA27&dq=%22los+gatos+cured+fruit%22&source=bl&ots=9QH_iyAvFA&sig= | + | [http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA27&lpg=RA6-PA27&dq=%22los+gatos+cured+fruit%22&source=bl&ots=9QH_iyAvFA&sig=sef6To8hLp5EzPAM |
| + | 0xVgerwOTUY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RSSJUcjDAcS8iwLdoIGgBw&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22los%20gatos%20cured%20fruit%22&f=false November 1922 Western Canner and Packer] mentions" significant improvements" in time for 1923 season. | ||
Disincorporated March 1931 according to legal notice in | Disincorporated March 1931 according to legal notice in | ||
[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19310320&id=YSoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4298,2665561 March 20, 1931 San Jose Evening News]. | [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19310320&id=YSoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4298,2665561 March 20, 1931 San Jose Evening News]. | ||
| + | Bruntz's History of San Jose shows a picture of the plant (pg 160), and declares it was on the corner of Almaden Road and Bascom, now replaced by a gas station. "during World War II, soldiers were stationed here." | ||
[[Category:Los Gatos]] | [[Category:Los Gatos]] | ||
[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]] | [[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]] | ||
Revision as of 00:21, 26 August 2013
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Los Gatos |
| Active |
1904-1931 |
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Gatos | 1907, 1912, 1922, 1931 | National Avenue |
According to "Hooked on Los Gatos" photo caption. |
Photos
Details
Near Los Gatos. "Headed by Noah J. Rogers, who was exceptional in his insistence upon cleanliness. He had workers sweep his entire dry yard." (Sunsweet Story p. 42)
Held patent #84016.
Incorporated December 28, 1904 according to 1905 list of new corporations with $25,000 in capital.
Appears in 1907 list of agricultural producers Also dealer for J.B. Patterson's security ladder in 1919.
1890 San Jose City Directory lists Noah Rodgers as "farmer".
Mentioned in 1922 County History [http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA27&lpg=RA6-PA27&dq=%22los+gatos+cured+fruit%22&source=bl&ots=9QH_iyAvFA&sig=sef6To8hLp5EzPAM 0xVgerwOTUY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=RSSJUcjDAcS8iwLdoIGgBw&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22los%20gatos%20cured%20fruit%22&f=false November 1922 Western Canner and Packer] mentions" significant improvements" in time for 1923 season.
Disincorporated March 1931 according to legal notice in March 20, 1931 San Jose Evening News.
Bruntz's History of San Jose shows a picture of the plant (pg 160), and declares it was on the corner of Almaden Road and Bascom, now replaced by a gas station. "during World War II, soldiers were stationed here."