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Earliest dried fruit packer in downtown Campbell.  Buxton's Dryer had a huge drying yard near the Campbell railroad depot.  The business was succeeded by the [[Campbell Fruit Growers Exchange]] cooperative 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>.
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The Sunsweet Story<ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers</ref> cites a story about his dryer and the mechnical marvels used in 1891.
  
 
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Succeeded by Campbell Fruit Growers' Exchange. Transfer was in July 1892 according to
 
[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] Sunsweet Story cites a story about his dryer and the mechnical marvels used in 1891.
 
 
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Revision as of 01:27, 20 October 2013

Summary
Business

Fruit Dryer
Main Location

Campbell
Active

-1892
Successors

Campbell Fruit Growers Union

Earliest dried fruit packer in downtown Campbell. Buxton's Dryer had a huge drying yard near the Campbell railroad depot. The business was succeeded by the Campbell Fruit Growers Exchange cooperative in July 1892[1].

The Sunsweet Story[2] cites a story about his dryer and the mechnical marvels used in 1891.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Campbell 1891 Central Avenue

References

  1. July 16, 1892 Pacific Rural Press
  2. Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers