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The '''Mountain View Packing Company''' was a dried fruit packer in existence around Mountain View, California in the 1910's.  The company acted as contract station for [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]] in 1917; the plant appears to have been leased or sold to them later, and became [[Sunsweet]]'s Plant #8.
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The '''Mountain View Packing Company''' was a dried fruit packer in existence around Mountain View, California in the 1910's.  The company acted as contract station for [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]] in 1917.  In April 1918, the plant was sold to the Growers Packing and Warehousing Association, the production side of the [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]]<ref>Prune and Apricot Association Completing Packing House Deals: [http://books.google.com/books?id=omFRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA9&ots=KfzKfYgdxk&dq=%22growers%20packing%20and%20warehousing%20association%22%20mountain%20view&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=%22growers%20packing%20and%20warehousing%20association%22%20mountain%20view&f=false April 20, 1918 California Fruit News].</ref>.  Mountain View Packing Company's building became [[Sunsweet]]'s Plant #8.
  
[http://vasonabranch.blogspot.com/2012/07/yet-another-packing-house-mountain.html More] on the plant, including a photo and Sanborn map.
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See article at [http://vasonabranch.blogspot.com/2012/07/yet-another-packing-house-mountain.html article at vasonabranch.blogspot.com] on the plant, including a photo and Sanborn map.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 1 May 2014

Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer
Main Location

Mountain View
Predecessors

Mountain View Fruit Exchange
Successors

California Prune and Apricot Growers

The Mountain View Packing Company was a dried fruit packer in existence around Mountain View, California in the 1910's. The company acted as contract station for California Prune and Apricot Growers in 1917. In April 1918, the plant was sold to the Growers Packing and Warehousing Association, the production side of the California Prune and Apricot Growers[1]. Mountain View Packing Company's building became Sunsweet's Plant #8.

See article at article at vasonabranch.blogspot.com on the plant, including a photo and Sanborn map.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Mountain View 1917

References

  1. Prune and Apricot Association Completing Packing House Deals: April 20, 1918 California Fruit News.