Fruit Driers and Packers' Association
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| Business |
Trade Association |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1890 |
The Fruit Driers and Packers Association was a trade group started in 1890 by fruit driers in the Santa Clara Valley[1]. The association intended to "bring about some uniformity in buying procedures"; previously, verbal contracts and payment thirty days after delivery. The association encouraged a written contract and uniform grading procedures.
Initial members were H. J. Haines (president), W. F. Parker (secretary, Noah J. Rogers (Los Gatos Cured Fruit Company), S. R. Cushing (S.R. Cushing Cannery), A. E. Newby, George A. Fleming (George A Fleming Company), L. J. Lathrop, F. R. Shafter, S. A. Moulton (Stillman A. Moulton drying yard), and Frank Buxton (Frank Buxton Dryer).
References
- ↑ Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers, p. 28