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| − | | | + | | primary_business = Dried Fruit Packer |
| − | | | + | | primary_town = San Jose |
| + | | primary_dates = 1893- | ||
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| + | The '''Penniman Fruit Company''' was a dried fruit packer in San Jose. The company founder was Luther E. Penniman, Arthur Conley Penniman<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/biographies/p/penniman-arthur.txt Arthur Conley Penniman]</ref>, and Geo. A. Penniman. Arthur Conley Penniman had 20 acre orchard in Willow Glen where he built a dryer. The company was listed as a fruit packer in 1893, and fruit dryer in 1896 | ||
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| + | The elder Penniman had been an immigrant from the east, driving a light wagon from the Missouri River to Placerville in 51 days. He also invented the "Ferris Wheel" style prune dryer, used in Watsonville for apples by [[Castle Brothers]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=hKMnAQAAIAAJ&lpg=PA502&ots=ZBvY0ArUrE&dq=Penniman%20fruit%20co.&pg=PA502#v=onepage&q=Penniman%20fruit%20co.&f=false California Dept of Agriculture circular]</ref><ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story</ref>. | ||
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| + | The company was starting a cannery in 1893<ref>[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=penniman%20fruit%20co.&source=web&cd=13&ved=0CGAQFjACOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdnc.ucr.edu%2Fcdnc%2Fcgi-bin%2Fimageserver%2Fimageserver.pl%3Foid%3DPRP18930722.1.4%26key%3D%26getpdf%3Dtrue&ei=OiO1T9ByyqSJAti-yJwC&usg=AFQjCNGhIoqemKtMP-10ZhjhpV-RMRV9qg&sig2=3T3HGfOUAFreWbHh1GdzrA July 22 1893 Pacific Rural Press]. "It takes more than hard times to scare the Penniman people."</ref>. | ||
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| − | | San Jose || || ? | + | | San Jose || || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Willow%20St.,San%20Jose Willow St.] || Near Guadalupe River |
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| − | | San Jose || 1896 || Willow near Minnesota Avenue || | + | | San Jose || 1896 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Willow%20near%20Minnesota%20Avenue,San%20Jose Willow near Minnesota Avenue] || |
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| − | | Santa Maria || 1893 || | + | | Santa Maria || 1893 || || |
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 13 December 2014
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1893- |
The Penniman Fruit Company was a dried fruit packer in San Jose. The company founder was Luther E. Penniman, Arthur Conley Penniman[1], and Geo. A. Penniman. Arthur Conley Penniman had 20 acre orchard in Willow Glen where he built a dryer. The company was listed as a fruit packer in 1893, and fruit dryer in 1896
The elder Penniman had been an immigrant from the east, driving a light wagon from the Missouri River to Placerville in 51 days. He also invented the "Ferris Wheel" style prune dryer, used in Watsonville for apples by Castle Brothers[2][3].
The company was starting a cannery in 1893[4].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| San Jose | Willow St. | Near Guadalupe River | |
| San Jose | 1896 | Willow near Minnesota Avenue | |
| Santa Maria | 1893 |
References
- ↑ Arthur Conley Penniman
- ↑ California Dept of Agriculture circular
- ↑ Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story
- ↑ July 22 1893 Pacific Rural Press. "It takes more than hard times to scare the Penniman people."