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'''S. J. Spoletra''' was the builder of a potential fruit drying plant on Race Street in San Jose.  The company announced plans for a two story drying plant in 1919.  The builder was Robert Summers, and architect was Binder and Curtis<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yok9AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA16&lpg=RA6-PA16&dq=%22s.+j.+spoelstra%22+san+jose&source=bl&ots=3v21sc8UQ3&sig=zmxOSrAv0zItFjKZBvTOb-UAIRU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mh2LVKq3KY-zogT1_oH4Bw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&f=false August 15, 1919 Southwest Builder and Contractor].</ref><ref>Pacific Coast Dehydrating Plants: [https://books.google.com/books?id=0v0cAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA3-PA21&ots=JgeEalFdLt&dq=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA3-PA21#v=onepage&q=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&f=false August 1919 Western Canner and Packer].  The plant was to be built near the SP tracks.</ref>.  The building would be concrete, two story, and "exceptionally well-lit<ref>Dehydrating Plant: In [https://books.google.com/books?id=RZZBAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA4-PA114&ots=WaxgA9Cn3b&dq=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA4-PA114#v=onepage&q=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&f=false August 1919 Architect and Engineer].</ref>.  (Perhaps the future [[United States Products]] cannery?)
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'''Siebren. J. Spoelstra''' was the builder of a potential fruit drying plant on Race Street in San Jose.  The company announced plans for a two story drying plant in 1919.  The builder was Robert Summers, and architect was Binder and Curtis<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=yok9AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PA16&lpg=RA6-PA16&dq=%22s.+j.+spoelstra%22+san+jose&source=bl&ots=3v21sc8UQ3&sig=zmxOSrAv0zItFjKZBvTOb-UAIRU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mh2LVKq3KY-zogT1_oH4Bw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&f=false August 15, 1919 Southwest Builder and Contractor].</ref><ref>Pacific Coast Dehydrating Plants: [https://books.google.com/books?id=0v0cAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA3-PA21&ots=JgeEalFdLt&dq=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA3-PA21#v=onepage&q=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&f=false August 1919 Western Canner and Packer].  The plant was to be built near the SP tracks.</ref>.  The building would be concrete, two story, and "exceptionally well-lit<ref>Dehydrating Plant: In [https://books.google.com/books?id=RZZBAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA4-PA114&ots=WaxgA9Cn3b&dq=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA4-PA114#v=onepage&q=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&f=false August 1919 Architect and Engineer].</ref>.  (Perhaps the future [[United States Products]] cannery?)
  
The company had been assigned a patent on dehydrating machinery<ref>Patent 1,418,725 assigned half of patent from Frank Maus to S. J. Spoeletra, June 6, 1922.  In [https://books.google.com/books?id=mdOPAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PR9&ots=_fFqJZcUDM&dq=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&pg=PR9#v=onepage&q=%22s.%20j.%20spoelstra%22%20san%20jose&f=false June 1922 Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent Office]</ref>.
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The company had been assigned a patent on dehydrating machinery<ref>Method and Apparatus for dehydrating material.  [http://www.google.com/patents/US1418386 US Patent 1418386].</ref><ref>Method of cooling and dehydrating materials. [http://www.google.com/patents/US1446054 US Patent 1446054].</ref><ref>Dehydrating apparatus. [http://www.google.com.gh/patents/US1413924 US Patent 1413924.</ref>.
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==Locations==
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| San Jose || 1919 || Race Street near Southern Pacific tracks ||
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[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]][[Category:West San Jose]]

Latest revision as of 19:56, 13 December 2014

Summary
Business

dried fruit packer
Main Location

San Jose
Active

1919

Siebren. J. Spoelstra was the builder of a potential fruit drying plant on Race Street in San Jose. The company announced plans for a two story drying plant in 1919. The builder was Robert Summers, and architect was Binder and Curtis[1][2]. The building would be concrete, two story, and "exceptionally well-lit[3]. (Perhaps the future United States Products cannery?)

The company had been assigned a patent on dehydrating machinery[4][5][6].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1919 Race Street near Southern Pacific tracks

References

  1. August 15, 1919 Southwest Builder and Contractor.
  2. Pacific Coast Dehydrating Plants: August 1919 Western Canner and Packer. The plant was to be built near the SP tracks.
  3. Dehydrating Plant: In August 1919 Architect and Engineer.
  4. Method and Apparatus for dehydrating material. US Patent 1418386.
  5. Method of cooling and dehydrating materials. US Patent 1446054.
  6. Dehydrating apparatus. [http://www.google.com.gh/patents/US1413924 US Patent 1413924.