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Southern California canner that expanded into Oakland.  Bought by Virden in 1922 according to February 1922 Canning Age.   
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'''United Canneries''' was a Southern California canner that expanded into Oakland in the early 1920's.  Its owner was A.C. Harvey, the owner of [[Southern California Canneries]] in Ontario, CA<ref>United Canneries, Oakland California: [http://books.google.com/books?id=0oApAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA99&ots=YEcQdzrB9L&dq=%22united%20canneries%22%20a.c.%20harvey&pg=PA99#v=onepage&q=%22united%20canneries%22%20a.c.%20harvey&f=false Standard Corporation Service, December 1916].  PR style announcement; Harvey claims he will bring 8,000 jobs.</ref><ref>New California Canneries: [http://books.google.com/books?id=2fU9AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA84-IA15&ots=2LhMnWzepv&dq=%22Southern%20California%20Canneries%22%20Ontario&pg=PA84-IA15#v=onepage&q=%22Southern%20California%20Canneries%22%20Ontario&f=false December 15, 1916 California Grocers Advocate].</ref>The company was bought by [[Virden Packing]] in 1922<ref>February 1922 Canning Age.</ref>.  The Oakland cannery supposedly had a 200 x 400 foot warehouse.
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The company was sued in 1922 by a fruit buyer who claimed he had gathered long-term (ten year) contracts with growers<ref>Herspring vs. United Canneries: [http://books.google.com/books?id=t8SZAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA967&ots=qQYWyXt0jw&dq=%22united%20canneries%22%20oakland&pg=PA967#v=onepage&q=%22united%20canneries%22%20oakland&f=false District Court of Appeal, First District, Division 2, September 30, 1921]A.C. Harvey managed the cannery at the time.  The suit gives some details of how fruit was bought.</ref>
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[http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7199q9d0/?order=25&brand=calisphere Cannery Interior]
 
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==References==
200 x 400 foot warehouse according to photo at Oakland Library.
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Latest revision as of 02:29, 18 July 2014

Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

Oakland, CA
Active

1916-1922
Predecessors

Southern California Canneries
Successors

Virden Packing

United Canneries was a Southern California canner that expanded into Oakland in the early 1920's. Its owner was A.C. Harvey, the owner of Southern California Canneries in Ontario, CA[1][2]. The company was bought by Virden Packing in 1922[3]. The Oakland cannery supposedly had a 200 x 400 foot warehouse.

The company was sued in 1922 by a fruit buyer who claimed he had gathered long-term (ten year) contracts with growers[4]

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Oakland 1922 Foot of 9th Ave

Photos

Oakland Warehouse

Cannery under construction at Oakland

Cannery Interior

References

  1. United Canneries, Oakland California: Standard Corporation Service, December 1916. PR style announcement; Harvey claims he will bring 8,000 jobs.
  2. New California Canneries: December 15, 1916 California Grocers Advocate.
  3. February 1922 Canning Age.
  4. Herspring vs. United Canneries: District Court of Appeal, First District, Division 2, September 30, 1921. A.C. Harvey managed the cannery at the time. The suit gives some details of how fruit was bought.