Difference between revisions of "California Selling Company"
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The '''California Selling Company''' was a fruit wholesaler based in San Francisco. | The '''California Selling Company''' was a fruit wholesaler based in San Francisco. | ||
| − | The company apparently also owned canneries. The company was a successor to the [[Napa Valley Packing Company]], taking over the former's business after Napa Valley Packing's plant burned in 1908. California Selling packed fruit under the previous company's name. California Selling was operated by [[George H. Hooke]], Julius Wolff, and Mary L. Baraty. Wolff and Baraty had formerly operated the Napa Valley Packing Company; Hooke ran [[ | + | The company apparently also owned canneries. The company was a successor to the [[Napa Valley Packing Company]], taking over the former's business after Napa Valley Packing's plant burned in 1908. California Selling packed fruit under the previous company's name. California Selling was operated by [[George H. Hooke]], Julius Wolff, and Mary L. Baraty. Wolff and Baraty had formerly operated the Napa Valley Packing Company; Hooke ran [[Sunnyvale Canneries]]<ref>[https://casetext.com/case/coos-bay-mfg-co-v-california-s-co#.U-rK5VaA3wI Coos Bay Manufacturing Company vs. California Selling Company], Case #1739, January 18, 1916, Court of Appeal of California, First District. The lawsuit spells out the arrangement of the two companies.</ref>. |
The company changed its name to "California Fruit Selling Company". George Abeling, "formerly connected with the old company as secretary and recently as manager, will be president and manager of the new California Fruit Selling Company. S. M. Hassett will be vice-president, and H. H. Haight secretary<ref>Change in Local Firm: [https://books.google.com/books?id=U3pRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA14&ots=5H4SjnX-Fo&dq=%22california%20selling%20company%22&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=%22california%20selling%20company%22&f=false June 21, 1913 California Fruit Seller].</ref>. | The company changed its name to "California Fruit Selling Company". George Abeling, "formerly connected with the old company as secretary and recently as manager, will be president and manager of the new California Fruit Selling Company. S. M. Hassett will be vice-president, and H. H. Haight secretary<ref>Change in Local Firm: [https://books.google.com/books?id=U3pRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA14&ots=5H4SjnX-Fo&dq=%22california%20selling%20company%22&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=%22california%20selling%20company%22&f=false June 21, 1913 California Fruit Seller].</ref>. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:55, 20 September 2016
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Francisco, CA |
| Predecessors |
Napa Valley Packing Company |
The California Selling Company was a fruit wholesaler based in San Francisco.
The company apparently also owned canneries. The company was a successor to the Napa Valley Packing Company, taking over the former's business after Napa Valley Packing's plant burned in 1908. California Selling packed fruit under the previous company's name. California Selling was operated by George H. Hooke, Julius Wolff, and Mary L. Baraty. Wolff and Baraty had formerly operated the Napa Valley Packing Company; Hooke ran Sunnyvale Canneries[1].
The company changed its name to "California Fruit Selling Company". George Abeling, "formerly connected with the old company as secretary and recently as manager, will be president and manager of the new California Fruit Selling Company. S. M. Hassett will be vice-president, and H. H. Haight secretary[2].
References
- ↑ Coos Bay Manufacturing Company vs. California Selling Company, Case #1739, January 18, 1916, Court of Appeal of California, First District. The lawsuit spells out the arrangement of the two companies.
- ↑ Change in Local Firm: June 21, 1913 California Fruit Seller.