Difference between revisions of "Campbell Packing Corporation"
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| + | The '''Campbell Packing Corporation''' was a short-lived canner operating in the former [[George E. Hyde & Company]] cannery in the early 1930's. The Campbell Packing Corporation was run by | ||
| + | [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ohciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4286,1670722&dq=hyde-packing&hl=en W.A. Bundy], | ||
| + | a former [[Haslett Warehouse Company]] employee. | ||
| + | The company packed apricots, pears and peaches in 1933, and pears and nectarines in 1934. Their 1934 season packed 10,000 cases of nectarines<ref>August 22, 1934 Campbell Interurban Press.</ref>.The company appears to have disappeared by 1937, with their warehouse used to store off-grade prunes<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19371020&id=OmoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hasFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3822,2205574 October 20, 1937 San Jose Evening News]. | ||
| − | + | Campbell Packing initially leased the plant in the 1933 season<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ohciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4286,1670722&dq=hyde-packing&hl=en Used Hyde Cannery]</ref>, and certainly produced fruit that season<ref>Company used insufficient sugar in canning</ref>. The FDA entered a [http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/fdanj/bitstream/123456789/66349/3/300000680.txt judgement] against the company in 1934 for selling canned apricots with insufficient sugar to meet standards. The apricots were packed for and labeled for the Washington Grocery Company of Bellingham Washington, and had been shipped in the 1933 season. The company was in the process of | |
| − | [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19340428&id=OUoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3452,2495151 buying the Hyde cannery in 1934]. | + | [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19340428&id=OUoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3452,2495151 buying the Hyde cannery in 1934].[http://archive.nlm.nih.gov/fdanj/bitstream/123456789/66349/3/300000680.txt judgement]</ref>. |
| + | The company built a new receiving warehouse in 1934, using materials from Campbell businesses, with a certain amount of crankiness for the materials they did not buy in town<ref>May 16, 1934 Campbell Interurban Press</ref>. The company experimented with pear cutting machines in the 1934 season, but ended up returning to manual labor by women<ref>August 8, 1934 Campbell Interurban Press</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 16:03, 31 October 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
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| Main Location |
Campbell |
| Active |
1933-1937 |
| Predecessors |
George E. Hyde & Company |
The Campbell Packing Corporation was a short-lived canner operating in the former George E. Hyde & Company cannery in the early 1930's. The Campbell Packing Corporation was run by
W.A. Bundy,
a former Haslett Warehouse Company employee.
The company packed apricots, pears and peaches in 1933, and pears and nectarines in 1934. Their 1934 season packed 10,000 cases of nectarines[1].The company appears to have disappeared by 1937, with their warehouse used to store off-grade prunesCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag, and certainly produced fruit that season[2]. The FDA entered a judgement against the company in 1934 for selling canned apricots with insufficient sugar to meet standards. The apricots were packed for and labeled for the Washington Grocery Company of Bellingham Washington, and had been shipped in the 1933 season. The company was in the process of
buying the Hyde cannery in 1934.judgement</ref>.
The company built a new receiving warehouse in 1934, using materials from Campbell businesses, with a certain amount of crankiness for the materials they did not buy in town[3]. The company experimented with pear cutting machines in the 1934 season, but ended up returning to manual labor by women[4].
The FDA entered a judgement against the company in 1934 for selling canned apricots with insufficient sugar to meet standards. The apricots were packed for and labeled for the Washington Grocery Company of Bellingham Washington, and had been shipped in the 1933 season.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
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| Campbell | 1933-1937? | Central Ave. | In former Hyde Cannery. |