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{{Infobox_Industry
 
{{Infobox_Industry
 
| primary_business = Cannery
 
| primary_business = Cannery
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| primary_dates =  ~1890 - 1930's
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| primary_dates =  1919 - 1930's
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| predecessors = [[Payne Cannery]]
 
| aliases =  California Canneries Company, California Cooperative Canneries
 
| aliases =  California Canneries Company, California Cooperative Canneries
 
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The '''California Canneries Corporation''' was a successor to Campbell's Payne Cannery and present in Campbell and San Jose from 1919 through the 1930s.  The former Payne cannery was overhauled in the spring of 1919, and was planning on canning apricots and tomatoes<ref>
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=vWtRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA13&ots=B2lxyrSh0b&dq=%22payne%20cannery%22%20-hyde&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q=%22payne%20cannery%22%20-hyde&f=false May 24, 1919 California Fruit News] notes the overhaul.  The next paragraph notes that the tomato market is glutted.</ref>  An ad later that year solicited for workers for bartless pears and later tomatoes.
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<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19190919&id=DtgxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4708,3237430 September 19, 1919 San Jose Evening News]</ref>.
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A 1922 Canner's directory shows only facilities in San Francisco and Campbell<ref>[[http://books.google.com/books?id=9SUyAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA33&ots=puuN5X0_1J&dq=%22Northern%20California%20Packing%20Co.%22%20%22mountain%20View%22&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=%22Northern%20California%20Packing%20Co.%22%20%22mountain%20View%22&f=false 1922 Canner's Directory]]</ref>.
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The company existed at least into the early 1930's, as the name appears on a Southern Pacific list of sidings from 1931.  The plant appeared to be just north of the [[Ainsley cannery]].
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The company is unrelated to the [[Central California Canneries]] run by Isodor Jacobs which merged into Del Monte, or the [[California Cooperative Canneries]] funded by Armour.  A 1921 San Francisco City Directory lists California Canneries Co. as owned by Isodor Jacobs and having a plant at 800 Minnesota at 18th in San Francisco; it's unclear if this is a reference to [[Central California Canneries]], or a new company started by Jacobs after the Del Monte buyout<ref>[[http://books.google.com/books?id=9SUyAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA33&ots=puuN5X0_1J&dq=%22Northern%20California%20Packing%20Co.%22%20%22mountain%20View%22&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=%22Northern%20California%20Packing%20Co.%22%20%22mountain%20View%22&f=false 1922 Canner's Directory]]. p. 364</ref>.
  
 
==Locations==
 
==Locations==
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! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details
 
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| Campbell || 1919, 1931 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Harrison%20Ave,Campbell Harrison Ave] ||  
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| Campbell || 1919-1931 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Harrison%20Ave,Campbell Harrison Ave] ||  
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In part of Ainsley cannery  Phone: Campbell 24.
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In part of Ainsley cannery. Phone: Campbell 24.
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| Modesto || 1922 || ||
 
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Western Canner and Packer June 1922 ad.
 
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| San Francisco || 1897 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=425-441%20Brannan,San%20Francisco 425-441 Brannan] ||
 
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| San Francisco || 1915, 1921 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=800%20Minnesota%20at%2018th%20Street%20%281915%2C%201921%29,San%20Francisco 800 Minnesota at 18th Street (1915, 1921)] ||
 
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| San Francisco || 1922 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=503%20Market%20Street,San%20Francisco 503 Market Street] ||
 
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Western Canner and Packer June 1922 ad.
 
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| San Francisco || 1924 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=600%20Minnesota%20Street,San%20Francisco 600 Minnesota Street] ||
 
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| San Jose || 1922 || ||
 
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Mentioned in May 1922 Western Canner and Packer as having used offices at the San Jose cannery before moving the head office to San Francisco.
 
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| Visalia || 1922 || ||
 
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Ad in June 1922 Western Canner and Packer.
 
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| San Francisco || 1922<ref>[[http://books.google.com/books?id=9SUyAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA33&ots=puuN5X0_1J&dq=%22Northern%20California%20Packing%20Co.%22%20%22mountain%20View%22&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=%22Northern%20California%20Packing%20Co.%22%20%22mountain%20View%22&f=false 1922 Canner's Directory]]</ref> || ||
 
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==Details==
 
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May have been owned / controlled by Armour.
 
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Brands: Westmade, Naturmade, Calamade, Dewtaste, Taste o' the West, Cock o' the Walk
 
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Seen on SP switchlist from 1931. In Campbell, in one of the Ainsley/Drew buildings.
 
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(Also seen as California Canneries. Same as [[California Cooperative Canneries]]?) Either a subsidiary or tied very closely to Armour.
 
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Lawsuit demanding
 
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[http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Del_Monte_Foods breakup] in 1932.
 
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[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZxIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YeQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2494%2C66957 July 2, 1921 San Jose Evening News] notes U.S. Government is offering $2,000,000 loan to [[California Cooperative Canneries]] because of problems getting loans. The Co-operative cannery was built by Armour money. Armour advanced $250,000 and had first call on the pack. He paid the growers for their canned stuff whatever prices were set each year by the CPC.
 
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Then there came the ruling from Washington that the meat packers must discard their auxilliary corporations, and Armour under this ruling had to withdraw from the Cooperative Cannery. President was Alber Haentze, manager [[Vernon Campbell]].
 
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Also appeared to have borrowed money from the War Finance Corporation
 
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=J5IpAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA794&ots=FxPNBZzkPN&dq=%22war%20finance%20corporation%22%20cannery&pg=PA794#v=onepage&q&f=false for building]
 
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1919
 
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[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19190826&id=_tcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4024,2234095 letter to the editor] complaining about personal attacks after speaking out against Armour.
 
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Ad in
 
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[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=19190919&id=DtgxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O-QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4708,3237430 San Jose Evening News] 1919 bartlett pears, and tomatoes. "Car books furnished". Another ad said they're ready to contract for bartlett pears, apricots, and tomatoes.
 
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1919 apricots and tomatoes according to
 
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=vWtRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA13&ots=B2lxyrSh0b&dq=%22payne%20cannery%22%20-hyde&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q=%22payne%20cannery%22%20-hyde&f=false California Fruit News May 24, 1919]
 
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1921: starting with gooseberries according to
 
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=va3mAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&pg=RA3-PA51#v=onepage&q=%22berger%20and%20carter%22&f=false June 1921 Canning Age]
 
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"Company dates to 1893?":http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924003559865/cu31924003559865_djvu.txt"
 
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Sold in 1898 acc. to April 10, 1898 New York Times: "San Francisco, April 9: A Syndicate has purchased for $175,000 the canneries controlled by the California canneries companies. The new company has been capitalized for $250,000 and it will make an effort to control the British market for California canned fruits.
 
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=f5fVAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA33&ots=C32NEaKMs6&dq=history%20canning%20price%20fluctuations&pg=PA30#v=onepage&q=history%20canning%20price%20fluctuations&f=false 1915 History of the Canning Industry] includes article by Isidor Jacobs, President of the California Canneries Company.
 
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=elVRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA11&ots=l2LQRfKJwy&dq=isidor%20jacobs%20%22california%20canneries%22&pg=PA11#v=onepage&q=isidor%20jacobs%20%22california%20canneries%22&f=false 1922 California Fruit News] notes "Mr. Isidor Jacobs who is now residing permanently abroad but
 
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was well known for so many years in San Francisco in canning circles,
 
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resigned last summer as president of the California Canneries Company
 
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which he was the head of here for so many years. We are now advised
 
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that Isidor Jacobs is not at present connected with the California
 
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Canneries Company in any way and is no longer a stockholder."
 
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Residence was 2018 Webster in 1897 and 1909. He was son of a manager
 
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of the A. Lusk & Co company, became president of that company in
 
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1897. Organized the Traffic Association of California in 1894
 
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according to
 
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=XUgOAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA113&ots=2VNwUbgN_l&dq=isidor%20jacobs%20%22california%20canneries%22&pg=PA113#v=onepage&q=isidor%20jacobs%20%22california%20canneries%22&f=false San Francisco: its builders, past and present]
 
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1922 Canner's directory shows only facilities in San Francisco and Campbell.
 
  
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=PA77#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false February 1923 Western Canner and Packer] notes that they have four canneries: two in San Jose, one in Modesto, one in Visalia. Article gives more details about what they canned and their organization.
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==References==
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<references/>
  
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San Francisco
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[[Category:Campbell]]
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From [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sanfranciscodirectory/1921/1921_364.pdf city directory]
 
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Attempt to burn cannery by IWW on July 24 1915 acc to
 
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[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0q7iQwrhYWUC&dat=19150724&printsec=frontpage&hl=en San Jose Evening News] [[Category:Campbell]]
 
 
[[Category:Modesto]]
 
[[Category:Modesto]]
 
[[Category:San Francisco]]
 
[[Category:San Francisco]]

Revision as of 18:54, 14 December 2013

Summary
Business

Cannery
Active

1919 - 1930's
Aliases

California Canneries Company, California Cooperative Canneries
Predecessors

Payne Cannery

The California Canneries Corporation was a successor to Campbell's Payne Cannery and present in Campbell and San Jose from 1919 through the 1930s. The former Payne cannery was overhauled in the spring of 1919, and was planning on canning apricots and tomatoes[1] An ad later that year solicited for workers for bartless pears and later tomatoes. [2].

A 1922 Canner's directory shows only facilities in San Francisco and Campbell[3].

The company existed at least into the early 1930's, as the name appears on a Southern Pacific list of sidings from 1931. The plant appeared to be just north of the Ainsley cannery.

The company is unrelated to the Central California Canneries run by Isodor Jacobs which merged into Del Monte, or the California Cooperative Canneries funded by Armour. A 1921 San Francisco City Directory lists California Canneries Co. as owned by Isodor Jacobs and having a plant at 800 Minnesota at 18th in San Francisco; it's unclear if this is a reference to Central California Canneries, or a new company started by Jacobs after the Del Monte buyout[4].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Campbell 1919-1931 Harrison Ave

In part of Ainsley cannery. Phone: Campbell 24.

San Francisco 1922[5]

References

  1. ↑ May 24, 1919 California Fruit News notes the overhaul. The next paragraph notes that the tomato market is glutted.
  2. ↑ September 19, 1919 San Jose Evening News
  3. ↑ [1922 Canner's Directory]
  4. ↑ [1922 Canner's Directory]. p. 364
  5. ↑ [1922 Canner's Directory]
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