San Jose Dried Fruit Company
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Aliases |
Stillman A. Moulton drying yard |
| Successors |
San Tomas Drying Company |
Dried fruit packer listed in city directories run by Stillman A. Moulton, either as the corporate name for his drying yard, or as a separate business operating in the same location. The location and dates imply the company's plant was later used by the San Tomas Drying Company from 1900 through at least 1907. According to comments in Moulton's biography, the packing house itself probably had a spur on the South Pacific Coast railroad.
Directory of Tufts graduates from 1905 lists Colonel Philo Hersey as the president.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1891, 1896, 1898 | Bascom Avenue at Hamilton | 1896 San Jose City Directory |
Details
The January 13, 1891 Sacramento Record Union reported on the company's incorporation. The company was formed with $200,000 in capital stock. Directors were W.H. Wrights, Stillman A. Moulton, Silas N. Johnson, Henry Ward Wrights, and Bernard D. Murphy.
Location according to city directory