Difference between revisions of "Williams-Brown Fruit Company"
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| − | Williams Brown Fruit Company was a | + | Williams-Brown Fruit Company was a San Francisco-based dried fruit packer or agent. The company was incorporated in February 1894 in San Francisco with $50,000 in capital stock<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18940220.1.4&e=-------en-logical-20--1-----all----# February 20, 1894 Sacramento Daily Union]</ref>. |
Principals were Harry A. Williams, [[Charles G. Bonner]], Donald Mackenzie, and W.H. Wright, all of San Francisco, and Nicholas G. Kittle of Fresno. | Principals were Harry A. Williams, [[Charles G. Bonner]], Donald Mackenzie, and W.H. Wright, all of San Francisco, and Nicholas G. Kittle of Fresno. | ||
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| + | The company may actually have been the marketing agent or wholesaler for one or more dried fruit packers; an 1895 episode noted that workers had been solicited for the [[Bonner Packing]] raisin plant in Fresno, but pay was less than promised and lodgings were not available<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC18951008.2.167 October 8, 1895 San Francisco Call]</ref>. The article specifically refers to Williams-Brown as "this company's San Francisco agent." | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details | ! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details | ||
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| + | | San Francisco || 1895 || 116 California Street<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC18951008.2.167 October 8, 1895 San Francisco Call]</ref> || | ||
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| San Jose || 1895 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=River%20St.%20at%20Ryland%20St.,San%20Jose River St. at Ryland St.] || [http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/utils/getfile/collection/directories/id/17/filename/23.pdf 1895 San Jose City Directory] | | San Jose || 1895 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=River%20St.%20at%20Ryland%20St.,San%20Jose River St. at Ryland St.] || [http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/utils/getfile/collection/directories/id/17/filename/23.pdf 1895 San Jose City Directory] | ||
Revision as of 04:21, 24 October 2013
| Business |
dried fruit packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Francisco |
| Active |
1894- |
Williams-Brown Fruit Company was a San Francisco-based dried fruit packer or agent. The company was incorporated in February 1894 in San Francisco with $50,000 in capital stock[1]. Principals were Harry A. Williams, Charles G. Bonner, Donald Mackenzie, and W.H. Wright, all of San Francisco, and Nicholas G. Kittle of Fresno.
The company may actually have been the marketing agent or wholesaler for one or more dried fruit packers; an 1895 episode noted that workers had been solicited for the Bonner Packing raisin plant in Fresno, but pay was less than promised and lodgings were not available[2]. The article specifically refers to Williams-Brown as "this company's San Francisco agent."
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 1895 | 116 California Street[3] | |
| San Jose | 1895 | River St. at Ryland St. | 1895 San Jose City Directory |