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Company probably sold out because of problems in the market of 1919 and 1920 - bad years for canners. | Company probably sold out because of problems in the market of 1919 and 1920 - bad years for canners. | ||
| − | See also [ | + | See also [http://books.google.com/books?id=kXQpAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA425&ots=o-gilMlfdW&dq=%22mee%20estate%22%20western%20canning&pg=PA424#v=onepage&q&f=false CRC decision] on trackage in street. |
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Revision as of 00:35, 9 August 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Emeryville |
| Successors |
Virden Packing |
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeryville | 1918-192 | Park Avenue between Hollis and Watts. |
Now site of Pixar. |
Details
Established in 1918. Sold to Virden Packing in 1921. Became Del Monte Plant #35 in 1927.
Worker wrote "goodbye" in Chinese and English when he left.
"Mee Estate" transferred the land to Western Canning in 1919, according to Pixar land survey details.
Company probably sold out because of problems in the market of 1919 and 1920 - bad years for canners.
See also CRC decision on trackage in street.
See October 1920 Canning Age magazine for large article on Western Canning and descriptions of its machinery.