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[[File:farmers_union_campbell.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Campbell Farmer's Union Packing Company, pre-1917.]] | [[File:farmers_union_campbell.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Campbell Farmer's Union Packing Company, pre-1917.]] | ||
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| − | Farmer's Union is best known because it was one of the founding members of the [[California_Prune_and_Apricot_Growers]] association, also known as Sunsweet. When the organization was formed in 1917, the Farmer's Union packing house became plant #1. At the time of the sale, the Farmer's Union also had packing houses in Morgan Hill and Gilroy<ref>Prune Association to Buy Packing Houses: [http://books.google.com/books?id=sWFRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA1&ots=elnSDSPA52&dq=%22gem%20city%20packing%22%20%22los%20gatos%22&pg=PA2#v=onepage&q=%22gem%20city%20packing%22%20%22los%20gatos%22&f=false March 23, 1918 California Fruit News]. "These three plants will take all the packing houses operated by the California Farmer's Union, Inc. and the latter is now arranging to disincorporate." It's not clear whether the reference to the California Farmer's Union in the article is a mistake, or if the three packing houses were actually related.</ref> | + | The '''Campbell Farmer's Union Packing Company''' was a dried fruit packing co-operative located in Campbell. |
| + | The company was organized in 1909<ref>Coast News Items: [http://books.google.com/books?id=L25RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA6&ots=HLb-_KkFVy&dq=%22farmers%20union%22%20campbell%20prunes&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=%22farmers%20union%22%20campbell%20prunes&f=false September 18, 1909 California Fruit News].</ref>. The officers at incorporation were F. M. Righters and Percy Baldwin Payne, Sr. (president and manager), with other organizers including H.E. Craig, A.N. Lantz, I.V. Vollmer, Arthur Ernst (all of Campbell), F.W. Watson and W.O. Post of Los Gatos, T.P. Jones of Sunnyvale, F.M. Coleman of Cupertino, F.R. Shaffer of San Jose. The sales agent was Walter M. Field in San Francisco, operating as the "California Farmer's Union Inc"<ref>Advertisement: [http://books.google.com/books?id=L25RAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA6&ots=HLb-_KkFVy&dq=%22farmers%20union%22%20campbell%20prunes&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=%22farmers%20union%22%20campbell%20prunes&f=false September 18, 1909 California Fruit News].</ref>. | ||
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| + | The company built their original plant along Central Ave. in 1912<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=DlVRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA3&ots=T6dXYIPr-A&dq=%22campbell%20farmers%20union%22%20prunes&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q=%22campbell%20farmers%20union%22%20prunes&f=false October 26, 1912 California Fruit News]</ref>. The new packing house, opened on October 1, 1912<ref>http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19121002.2.59&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+%22packing+house%22----# October 2, 1912 San Francisco Call]</ref> was three stories high and measured 54 by 75 feet<ref>Harvest of Change.</ref>. | ||
| + | The company tried to do raisin packing, but gave up in 1913<ref>Robert Couchman, Sunsweet Story. 1967, Sunsweet Growers. p. 42</ref>. | ||
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| + | The Farmer's Union is best known because it was one of the founding members of the [[California_Prune_and_Apricot_Growers]] association, also known as Sunsweet. When the organization was formed in 1917, the Farmer's Union packing house became plant #1 and packed for them under contract. After encountering problems dealing with independent packers during their first year, the association bought the packing house in 1918. At the time of the sale, the Farmer's Union also had packing houses in Morgan Hill and Gilroy<ref>Prune Association to Buy Packing Houses: [http://books.google.com/books?id=sWFRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA1&ots=elnSDSPA52&dq=%22gem%20city%20packing%22%20%22los%20gatos%22&pg=PA2#v=onepage&q=%22gem%20city%20packing%22%20%22los%20gatos%22&f=false March 23, 1918 California Fruit News]. "These three plants will take all the packing houses operated by the California Farmer's Union, Inc. and the latter is now arranging to disincorporate." It's not clear whether the reference to the California Farmer's Union in the article is a mistake, or if the three packing houses were actually related.</ref> | ||
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| + | The company was also known as one of the more successful packing co-ops<Ref>Robert Couchman, Sunsweet Story. 1967, Sunsweet Growers.</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 00:50, 21 October 2014
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Campbell |
The Campbell Farmer's Union Packing Company was a dried fruit packing co-operative located in Campbell. The company was organized in 1909[1]. The officers at incorporation were F. M. Righters and Percy Baldwin Payne, Sr. (president and manager), with other organizers including H.E. Craig, A.N. Lantz, I.V. Vollmer, Arthur Ernst (all of Campbell), F.W. Watson and W.O. Post of Los Gatos, T.P. Jones of Sunnyvale, F.M. Coleman of Cupertino, F.R. Shaffer of San Jose. The sales agent was Walter M. Field in San Francisco, operating as the "California Farmer's Union Inc"[2].
The company built their original plant along Central Ave. in 1912[3]. The new packing house, opened on October 1, 1912[4] was three stories high and measured 54 by 75 feet[5]. The company tried to do raisin packing, but gave up in 1913[6].
The Farmer's Union is best known because it was one of the founding members of the California_Prune_and_Apricot_Growers association, also known as Sunsweet. When the organization was formed in 1917, the Farmer's Union packing house became plant #1 and packed for them under contract. After encountering problems dealing with independent packers during their first year, the association bought the packing house in 1918. At the time of the sale, the Farmer's Union also had packing houses in Morgan Hill and Gilroy[7]
The company was also known as one of the more successful packing co-ops[8].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| Campbell | 1911 | Central Avenue |
Became Sunsweet. |
Photos
References
- ↑ Coast News Items: September 18, 1909 California Fruit News.
- ↑ Advertisement: September 18, 1909 California Fruit News.
- ↑ October 26, 1912 California Fruit News
- ↑ http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19121002.2.59&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+%22packing+house%22----# October 2, 1912 San Francisco Call]
- ↑ Harvest of Change.
- ↑ Robert Couchman, Sunsweet Story. 1967, Sunsweet Growers. p. 42
- ↑ Prune Association to Buy Packing Houses: March 23, 1918 California Fruit News. "These three plants will take all the packing houses operated by the California Farmer's Union, Inc. and the latter is now arranging to disincorporate." It's not clear whether the reference to the California Farmer's Union in the article is a mistake, or if the three packing houses were actually related.
- ↑ Robert Couchman, Sunsweet Story. 1967, Sunsweet Growers.