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| primary_town = San Jose, CA | | primary_town = San Jose, CA | ||
| primary_dates = 1903 - 1922 | | primary_dates = 1903 - 1922 | ||
| + | | predecessors = [[Porter Brothers]] | ||
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| − | '''J.W. Chilton Fruit Packing''' was a San Jose-based dried fruit packer. [[James | + | '''J.W. Chilton Fruit Packing''' was a San Jose-based dried fruit packer. [[James W. Chilton]] had managed the [[Porter Brothers]] San Jose outpost on North First Street, but broke out on his own when [[Porter Brothers]] collapsed in 1903<ref>Porter Brothers Plant For Sale: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7CoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QaQFAAAAIBAJ&dq=chilton%20dried-fruit&pg=820%2C2782774 September 12, 1903 San Jose Evening News]</ref>. Chilton's first plant was in the [[Santa Clara Valley Fruit Company]]'s building on the edge of Willow Glen, but he soon took over the former [[Porter Brothers]] plant. A 1907 advertisement bills the company as packers of green and dried fruit, and packed cherries<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5jcyAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=n-MFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=5378,5930147&amp;dq=packing+house+death+san+jose&amp;hl=en June 7, 1912 San Jose Evening News]</ref>. J. W. Chilton & Co. was officially formed on May 31, 1904 with $50,000 in capital stock<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=f0NNAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA52&ots=oHg4q0MMy7&dq=%22j.%20w.%20chilton%22%20san%20jose&pg=RA1-PA52#v=onepage&q=%22j.%20w.%20chilton%22%20san%20jose&f=false List of State Corporations], 1906</ref> |
| + | [[File:chilton_label.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Box label for J. W. Chilton & Co. prunes.]] | ||
Chilton was a packer for the [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]] for the 1917 season<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LykiAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=KqQFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2025%2C814783 List of Sunsweet collection stations] | Chilton was a packer for the [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]] for the 1917 season<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LykiAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=KqQFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2025%2C814783 List of Sunsweet collection stations] | ||
</ref><ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LykiAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=KqQFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2025%2C814783 July 21, 1917 San Jose Evening News] | </ref><ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LykiAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=KqQFAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2025%2C814783 July 21, 1917 San Jose Evening News] | ||
| − | </ref>, and sold his plant to Sunsweet in 1922<ref>1922 Western Canner and Packer. Explicitly says that Sunsweet bought the plant in 1922 for their "special carton trade."</ref>, | + | </ref>, and was referred to as "Plant #14"<ref>The Fruit Industry of the County: In Eugene T. Sawyer, [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santaclara/history/scchist12.htm History of Santa Clara County], Historic Record Co., 1922.</ref>. Chilton eventually sold his plant to Sunsweet in 1922<ref>1922 Western Canner and Packer. Explicitly says that Sunsweet bought the plant in 1922 for their "special carton trade."</ref>, |
but was remembered in the community. Newspaper reports of a fire in 1936 remarked on a similar fire at "the old Chilton packing house, now a [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]] plant on North First Street near Bassett failed when employees discovered fires burning under the loading platform". | but was remembered in the community. Newspaper reports of a fire in 1936 remarked on a similar fire at "the old Chilton packing house, now a [[California Prune and Apricot Growers]] plant on North First Street near Bassett failed when employees discovered fires burning under the loading platform". | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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| San Jose || 1904, 1906, 1907 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=385%20North%20First%20Street,San%20Jose 385 North First Street] || | | San Jose || 1904, 1906, 1907 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=385%20North%20First%20Street,San%20Jose 385 North First Street] || | ||
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| − | | San Jose || 1915, 1917 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=405%20North%20First%20Street,San%20Jose 405 North First Street] || Sunweet affiliated packer, plant #14<ref>The Fruit Industry: Eugene Sawyer, [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santaclara/history/scchist12.htm History of Santa Clara County, 1922. List of Sunsweet-affiliated plants lists Chilton as Plant #14</ref>. | + | | San Jose || 1915, 1917 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=405%20North%20First%20Street,San%20Jose 405 North First Street] || Sunweet affiliated packer, plant #14<ref>The Fruit Industry: Eugene Sawyer, [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/santaclara/history/scchist12.htm History of Santa Clara County], 1922. List of Sunsweet-affiliated plants lists Chilton as Plant #14</ref>. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| − | [[Category:San Jose]] | + | [[Category:Bassett Street San Jose]] |
[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]] | [[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:06, 23 December 2015
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose, CA |
| Active |
1903 - 1922 |
| Predecessors |
Porter Brothers |
J.W. Chilton Fruit Packing was a San Jose-based dried fruit packer. James W. Chilton had managed the Porter Brothers San Jose outpost on North First Street, but broke out on his own when Porter Brothers collapsed in 1903[1]. Chilton's first plant was in the Santa Clara Valley Fruit Company's building on the edge of Willow Glen, but he soon took over the former Porter Brothers plant. A 1907 advertisement bills the company as packers of green and dried fruit, and packed cherries[2]. J. W. Chilton & Co. was officially formed on May 31, 1904 with $50,000 in capital stock[3]
Chilton was a packer for the California Prune and Apricot Growers for the 1917 season[4][5], and was referred to as "Plant #14"[6]. Chilton eventually sold his plant to Sunsweet in 1922[7], but was remembered in the community. Newspaper reports of a fire in 1936 remarked on a similar fire at "the old Chilton packing house, now a California Prune and Apricot Growers plant on North First Street near Bassett failed when employees discovered fires burning under the loading platform".
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1903 | Paula St. between Northrup and Race. | Leased Santa Clara Valley Fruit Company's warehouse[8]. |
| San Jose | 1904, 1906, 1907 | 385 North First Street | |
| San Jose | 1915, 1917 | 405 North First Street | Sunweet affiliated packer, plant #14[9]. |
References
- ↑ Porter Brothers Plant For Sale: September 12, 1903 San Jose Evening News
- ↑ June 7, 1912 San Jose Evening News
- ↑ List of State Corporations, 1906
- ↑ List of Sunsweet collection stations
- ↑ July 21, 1917 San Jose Evening News
- ↑ The Fruit Industry of the County: In Eugene T. Sawyer, History of Santa Clara County, Historic Record Co., 1922.
- ↑ 1922 Western Canner and Packer. Explicitly says that Sunsweet bought the plant in 1922 for their "special carton trade."
- ↑ September 14, 1903 San Jose Evening News. Not sure if ever occupied.
- ↑ The Fruit Industry: Eugene Sawyer, History of Santa Clara County, 1922. List of Sunsweet-affiliated plants lists Chilton as Plant #14