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The '''Santa Clara County Fruit Union''' was a San Jose-based cooperative dried fruit packing and marketing organization, apparently organized in September 1899<ref> September 24, 1899 San Francisco Call.</ref>.  Several cooperatives were formed during the 1890's; the [[Santa Clara Valley Fruit Exchange]] was affiliated with several of the other cooperatives, but the Santa Clara County Fruit Union appears to have stood apart<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=pDRPAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA33&ots=g3FVuJ-pHB&dq=%22santa%20clara%20county%20fruit%20union%22&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=%22santa%20clara%20county%20fruit%20union%22&f=false An article on the advantage of agricultural cooperatives]</ref>.  The Union was also a delivery point for fruit for the California Cured Fruit Union during the 1900 season<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1900-07-29/ed-1/seq-25/ story in the July 29, 1900 San Francisco Call.]</ref>.
 
The '''Santa Clara County Fruit Union''' was a San Jose-based cooperative dried fruit packing and marketing organization, apparently organized in September 1899<ref> September 24, 1899 San Francisco Call.</ref>.  Several cooperatives were formed during the 1890's; the [[Santa Clara Valley Fruit Exchange]] was affiliated with several of the other cooperatives, but the Santa Clara County Fruit Union appears to have stood apart<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=pDRPAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA33&ots=g3FVuJ-pHB&dq=%22santa%20clara%20county%20fruit%20union%22&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=%22santa%20clara%20county%20fruit%20union%22&f=false An article on the advantage of agricultural cooperatives]</ref>.  The Union was also a delivery point for fruit for the California Cured Fruit Union during the 1900 season<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1900-07-29/ed-1/seq-25/ story in the July 29, 1900 San Francisco Call.]</ref>.
  
The organization's secretary in 1900 was W. P. Cragin<ref>Letter to the Editor: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP19000505.2.14&cl=CL2.1900.05&srpos=0&dliv=none&st=1&e=-------en-logical-20--1-----all--- May 5, 1900 Pacific Rural Press].
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The organization's secretary in 1900 was W. P. Cragin<ref>Letter to the Editor: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP19000505.2.14&cl=CL2.1900.05&srpos=0&dliv=none&st=1&e=-------en-logical-20--1-----all--- May 5, 1900 Pacific Rural Press].</ref>.
  
 
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Revision as of 03:15, 8 November 2013

Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer,Cooperative
Main Location

San Jose

The Santa Clara County Fruit Union was a San Jose-based cooperative dried fruit packing and marketing organization, apparently organized in September 1899[1]. Several cooperatives were formed during the 1890's; the Santa Clara Valley Fruit Exchange was affiliated with several of the other cooperatives, but the Santa Clara County Fruit Union appears to have stood apart[2]. The Union was also a delivery point for fruit for the California Cured Fruit Union during the 1900 season[3].

The organization's secretary in 1900 was W. P. Cragin[4].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1902, 1904, 1906 Ryland near San Pedro 1902 San Jose City Directory

References