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| − | E. E. Thomas Fruit Company was an early San Jose-based dried fruit packer run by [[Edward E. Thomas]] and William Cameron as Vice President<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=B6pKAQAAIAAJ&lpg=PA455&ots=mYCMRE3zU6&dq=%22E.%20E.%20Thomas%22%20San%20Jose&pg=PA455#v=onepage&q=%22E.%20E.%20Thomas%22%20San%20Jose&f=false 1896 San Jose City Directory]</ref>with | + | E. E. Thomas Fruit Company was an early San Jose-based dried fruit packer run by [[Edward E. Thomas]] and William Cameron as Vice President<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=B6pKAQAAIAAJ&lpg=PA455&ots=mYCMRE3zU6&dq=%22E.%20E.%20Thomas%22%20San%20Jose&pg=PA455#v=onepage&q=%22E.%20E.%20Thomas%22%20San%20Jose&f=false 1896 San Jose City Directory]</ref>with [[E. B. Howard]] handling the marketing and Thomas handling the drying, dipping, and shipping of fruit. Thomas was the son of a local orchardist, in his thirties, and living at Race and Luther Streets in San Jose. The company shipped 650 carloads of dried fruit in the 1893-1894 season<ref>The Sunsweet Story</ref>, and dried 500 tons of fruit in 1896-1897. |
The original building burned down in 1897; a new $5,000 plant would replace it<ref> | The original building burned down in 1897; a new $5,000 plant would replace it<ref> | ||
[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=%22e.%20e.%20thomas%22%20fruit%20dryer&source=web&cd=14&ved=0CFwQFjADOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdnc.ucr.edu%2Fcdnc%2Fcgi-bin%2Fimageserver%2Fimageserver.pl%3Foid%3DPRP18970821.1.4%26key%3D%26getpdf%3Dtrue&ei=cx21T9_HCYnliALOlLGXAg&usg=AFQjCNGpWB0b4xbw_L-UP4M15HSDInMRWw&sig2=SqJl6Fbhh2KsA-yzRCwvwQ Pacific Rural Press, Aug 21 1897]</ref>. The company also patented a fruit spreading machine, patent 482284. | [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=%22e.%20e.%20thomas%22%20fruit%20dryer&source=web&cd=14&ved=0CFwQFjADOAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcdnc.ucr.edu%2Fcdnc%2Fcgi-bin%2Fimageserver%2Fimageserver.pl%3Foid%3DPRP18970821.1.4%26key%3D%26getpdf%3Dtrue&ei=cx21T9_HCYnliALOlLGXAg&usg=AFQjCNGpWB0b4xbw_L-UP4M15HSDInMRWw&sig2=SqJl6Fbhh2KsA-yzRCwvwQ Pacific Rural Press, Aug 21 1897]</ref>. The company also patented a fruit spreading machine, patent 482284. | ||
Revision as of 02:11, 11 November 2013
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
-1899 |
E. E. Thomas Fruit Company was an early San Jose-based dried fruit packer run by Edward E. Thomas and William Cameron as Vice President[1]with E. B. Howard handling the marketing and Thomas handling the drying, dipping, and shipping of fruit. Thomas was the son of a local orchardist, in his thirties, and living at Race and Luther Streets in San Jose. The company shipped 650 carloads of dried fruit in the 1893-1894 season[2], and dried 500 tons of fruit in 1896-1897. The original building burned down in 1897; a new $5,000 plant would replace it[3]. The company also patented a fruit spreading machine, patent 482284.
The company must have been fading by 1899; E. E. Thomas killed himself in 1899, supposedly because of financial pressures. Thomas was owed money by Howard, and had only worked with him because he could not get a loan without using Howard. [4].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1893, 1896 | Race Street near San Carlos Street | Northeast corner[5] |
Photos
E. E. Thomas Drying Yard, San Jose History San Jose / Silicon Valley History Online
References
- ↑ 1896 San Jose City Directory
- ↑ The Sunsweet Story
- ↑ Pacific Rural Press, Aug 21 1897
- ↑ SAN JOSE BANK FAILURE DROVE HIM TO SUICIDE: E. E. Thomas, Prominent Fruit Packer, Turned on the Gas and Went Hence.San Francisco Call, Feb. 8 1899. Article includes sketch of Mr. Thomas
- ↑ 1896 San Jose City Directory
- ↑ Charles M. Shortridge, "Sunshine, Fruit and Flowers: Santa Clara County and Its Resources, Historical, Descriptive, Statistical..." , 1896, San Jose Mercury News.