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Dried fruit packing company run by Alden Anderson, son of business pioneer J.Z. Anderson.  His primary packing house appeared to be in [http://cagenweb.com/solano/biobutterfieldf.html Suisun,] and in Concord (with control over the Concord Fruit Company in 1898).  Alden Anderson also had an outpost in San Jose, showing up in city directories as sharing the Chilton packing house on North First Street.
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The '''Alden Anderson Fruit Company''' was a dried fruit packer run by Alden Anderson, son of business pioneer J.Z. Anderson.  His primary packing house appeared to be in Suisun<ref>Frank Butterfield biography.  In Marguerite Hunt and Harry Lawrence Gunn, [http://cagenweb.com/solano/biobutterfieldf.html History of Solano County, California From Their Earliest Settlement To The Present Time], S. J. Clarke Publishing, Chicago, 1926.</ref> and in Concord (with control over the [[Concord Fruit Company]] in 1898).  Alden Anderson also had an outpost in San Jose, showing up in city directories as sharing the Chilton packing house on North First Street.
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The company was represented in 1910 by [[California Fruit Distributors]]<ref>California Fruit Distributors advertisement.  In [http://books.google.com/books?id=-XFRAAAAYAAJ&vq=Alden%20Anderson&pg=PA19#v=snippet&q=Alden%20Anderson&f=false March 12, 1910 California Fruit News] </ref>.
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A biography lists Alden Anderson's father as J.Z. Anderson, another dried fruit pioneer.  Alden was also lieutenant governor for California in 1902<ref>Alden Anderson biography.  In [http://books.google.com/books?id=HHEeAQAAMAAJ&amp;amp;amp;pg=PA780&amp;amp;amp;lpg=PA780&amp;amp;amp;dq=%22alden+anderson%22+fruit+company&amp;amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;amp;ots=JpLQAeAPQ2&amp;amp;amp;sig=RLwd5U8DvHzmsAqJ26mRcQKPSwg&amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;amp;ei=tT8JT8mMCsqpiQKwwPyICQ&amp;amp;amp;ved=0CFEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&amp;amp;amp;q=%22alden%20anderson%22%20fruit%20company&amp;amp;amp;f=false The Successful American], Press Biographical Corp, 1902.</ref>.
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Anderson was also the manager of [[California Fruit Distributors]] in 1904<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19041225.2.262.84 December 25, 1904 Los Angeles Herald].</ref>.
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==Locations==
 
==Locations==
 
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| San Jose || 1906 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=385%20North%20First%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 385 North First Street] || Shared with [[J._W._Chilton_Fruit_Packing]]
 
| San Jose || 1906 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=385%20North%20First%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 385 North First Street] || Shared with [[J._W._Chilton_Fruit_Packing]]
   
 
 
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| Suisun || 1890's || ||
 
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==References==
Bio for [http://books.google.com/books?id=HHEeAQAAMAAJ&amp;amp;amp;pg=PA780&amp;amp;amp;lpg=PA780&amp;amp;amp;dq=%22alden+anderson%22+fruit+company&amp;amp;amp;source=bl&amp;amp;amp;ots=JpLQAeAPQ2&amp;amp;amp;sig=RLwd5U8DvHzmsAqJ26mRcQKPSwg&amp;amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;amp;sa=X&amp;amp;amp;ei=tT8JT8mMCsqpiQKwwPyICQ&amp;amp;amp;ved=0CFEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&amp;amp;amp;q=%22alden%20anderson%22%20fruit%20company&amp;amp;amp;f=false Mr. Anderson] His father was J.Z. Anderson. He was lieutenant governor in 1902.
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[[Category:San Jose]]
Represented in 1902 by [[California Fruit Distributors]], 1012 Second Street, Sacramento according to [http://books.google.com/books?id=-XFRAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;amp;lpg=PA19&amp;amp;amp;ots=DdwnwocBNK&amp;amp;amp;dq=Alden%20Anderson%20Fruit%20Co&amp;amp;amp;pg=PA19#v=onepage&amp;amp;amp;q=Alden%20Anderson%20Fruit%20Co&amp;amp;amp;f=false California Fruit News]
 
Was manager of [[California Fruit Distributors]] in 1903 according to [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XzAiAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;amp;sjid=IKQFAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;amp;pg=1304%2C5406818 June 4, 1903 San Jose Evening News] [[Category:San Jose]]
 
 
[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]]
 
[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]]

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Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer
Main Location

Suisun

The Alden Anderson Fruit Company was a dried fruit packer run by Alden Anderson, son of business pioneer J.Z. Anderson. His primary packing house appeared to be in Suisun[1] and in Concord (with control over the Concord Fruit Company in 1898). Alden Anderson also had an outpost in San Jose, showing up in city directories as sharing the Chilton packing house on North First Street. The company was represented in 1910 by California Fruit Distributors[2].

A biography lists Alden Anderson's father as J.Z. Anderson, another dried fruit pioneer. Alden was also lieutenant governor for California in 1902[3]. Anderson was also the manager of California Fruit Distributors in 1904[4].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Concord 1896
San Jose 1906 385 North First Street Shared with J._W._Chilton_Fruit_Packing
Suisun 1890's

References

  1. Frank Butterfield biography. In Marguerite Hunt and Harry Lawrence Gunn, History of Solano County, California From Their Earliest Settlement To The Present Time, S. J. Clarke Publishing, Chicago, 1926.
  2. California Fruit Distributors advertisement. In March 12, 1910 California Fruit News
  3. Alden Anderson biography. In The Successful American, Press Biographical Corp, 1902.
  4. December 25, 1904 Los Angeles Herald.