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| Winters || 1951 || Abbay St., across tracks from depot.<ref>Winters: Retire Packing Shed. Southern Pacific Western Division Drawing W-1814, August 7, 1951. In collection at [http://wx4.org/to/foam/sp/maps/drawings/sp_drawings-westn.pdf wx4.org].</ref> || | | Winters || 1951 || Abbay St., across tracks from depot.<ref>Winters: Retire Packing Shed. Southern Pacific Western Division Drawing W-1814, August 7, 1951. In collection at [http://wx4.org/to/foam/sp/maps/drawings/sp_drawings-westn.pdf wx4.org].</ref> || | ||
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| − | | Wright || On Sunset Park spur (now Wrights Station Road), on north side of road on north side of creek, east of road bridge. || || | + | | Wright || 1911 || On Sunset Park spur (now Wrights Station Road), on north side of road on north side of creek, east of road bridge. || || |
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Revision as of 22:48, 24 July 2015
Earl Fruit Company
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer,Fresh Fruit Packer |
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Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1892, 1900 | Bassett near San Pedro | ||
| San Jose | 1893, 1896, 1902, 1906, 1907 | Bassett Street at Terraine Street |
Northeast Corner. | |
| San Jose | 1936, 1938 | 395a North First Street | ||
| Winters | 1951 | Abbay St., across tracks from depot.[1] | ||
| Wright | 1911 | On Sunset Park spur (now Wrights Station Road), on north side of road on north side of creek, east of road bridge. |
Photos
Earl Fruit Company, Walnut Grove California State Library, California History Section
Details
Started by Edwin Tobias Earl who invented a ventilated refrigerator car. Got the Armour company to buy the company. In 1910, the Supreme Court forced the meat packers to divest their refrigerator cars because of their monopoly power. Joseph Di Giorgio of the Di Giorgio fruit brokerage business in Baltimore bought the company for access to the fresh fruit market.
1892, 1902: Edwin K. Collins is manager. "Packers and shippers of green fruit." August 29, 1903 San Jose Evening News gives details of their sales in the season.
Capsule history Interview with DiGiorgio family