Difference between revisions of "Campbell Fruit Growers Union"
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[[File:Campbell_fruit_growers_union.JPG |200px|thumb|right|Receiving office, Campbell Fruit Growers Union. From "Sunshine, Fruit, and Flowers"]] | [[File:Campbell_fruit_growers_union.JPG |200px|thumb|right|Receiving office, Campbell Fruit Growers Union. From "Sunshine, Fruit, and Flowers"]] | ||
| − | Campbell-based | + | The '''Campbell Fruit Growers Union''' was a |
| + | Campbell-based grower's cooperative founded in 1892. The co-op bought the existing [[Frank Buxton Dryer]] in July 1892<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP18920716&cl=CL1%2ePRP&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-----# July 16, 1892 Pacific Rural Press]</ref>. The union supposedly joined the [[Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange]] and was part of the [[California Fruit Association]], a sales agency backed by the Fruit Exchange. In 1902, Captain J.H. Hamilton was its first president. and S. G. Redeck secretary. | ||
| − | [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC18950904.2.52&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-ainsley+cannery----# September 4, 1895 San Francisco Call] | + | In 1895, the [[San Francisco Call noted that a hundred tons of prunes was arriving each day at the dryer<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC18950904.2.52&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-ainsley+cannery----# September 4, 1895 San Francisco Call]</ref>. The cooperative was just as busy in 1906. "San Jose Herald, August 29: The Fruit Growers' Union is a very busy place just now. About 75 tons of prunes are being handled daily, besides the peaches and pears, which require about 40 pitters to prepare for drying. A big shipping business has been done this year. Fifteen hundred tons of peaches were shipped green by the Union as well as 350 tons of apricots and a quantity of pears. A few days ago three cars of pears were shipped in by outside canneries, necessitating an increased force of women and girls."<ref>September 13, 1906 Pacific Rural Press.</ref> |
| − | The co-operative slowly lost the support of its growers; growers were willing to sell to the co-op when prices were good, but went looking for the best deal when prices were low<ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers, p. 30</ref>. The co-op eventually leased, then sold out to [[George E. Hyde & Company]]. | + | The co-operative slowly lost the support of its growers; growers were willing to sell to the co-op when prices were good, but went looking for the best deal when prices were low<ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers, p. 30</ref>. The co-op eventually leased itself, then sold out to [[George E. Hyde & Company]]. |
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| − | | Campbell || 1892-1909 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Central%20Ave.,Campbell Central Ave.] | + | | Campbell || 1892-1909 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Central%20Ave.,Campbell Central Ave.]<ref>Listed in Sunsweet book's list of 1900 packing houses and San Francisco Call list of collection sites for [[California Cured Fruit Association]]</ref> || |
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Latest revision as of 01:43, 11 March 2015
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer,Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Campbell |
| Active |
1892 - 1913 |
| Predecessors |
Frank Buxton Dryer |
| Successors |
George E. Hyde & Company |
The Campbell Fruit Growers Union was a Campbell-based grower's cooperative founded in 1892. The co-op bought the existing Frank Buxton Dryer in July 1892[1]. The union supposedly joined the Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange and was part of the California Fruit Association, a sales agency backed by the Fruit Exchange. In 1902, Captain J.H. Hamilton was its first president. and S. G. Redeck secretary.
In 1895, the [[San Francisco Call noted that a hundred tons of prunes was arriving each day at the dryer[2]. The cooperative was just as busy in 1906. "San Jose Herald, August 29: The Fruit Growers' Union is a very busy place just now. About 75 tons of prunes are being handled daily, besides the peaches and pears, which require about 40 pitters to prepare for drying. A big shipping business has been done this year. Fifteen hundred tons of peaches were shipped green by the Union as well as 350 tons of apricots and a quantity of pears. A few days ago three cars of pears were shipped in by outside canneries, necessitating an increased force of women and girls."[3]
The co-operative slowly lost the support of its growers; growers were willing to sell to the co-op when prices were good, but went looking for the best deal when prices were low[4]. The co-op eventually leased itself, then sold out to George E. Hyde & Company.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | 1892-1909 | Central Ave.[5] |
Photos
Alice Iola O'Hare photograph of Campbell packing house looks like it might be an interior shot (or might be Central Santa Clara Fruit Company) (The Sunsweet Story[6] sets the photo in the California Cured Fruit Association packing house.
References
- ↑ July 16, 1892 Pacific Rural Press
- ↑ September 4, 1895 San Francisco Call
- ↑ September 13, 1906 Pacific Rural Press.
- ↑ Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers, p. 30
- ↑ Listed in Sunsweet book's list of 1900 packing houses and San Francisco Call list of collection sites for California Cured Fruit Association
- ↑ Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers