F. E. Booth
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| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Centerville, CA |
| Brands |
Comet, Crescent. |
F. E. Booth, Centerville, 1926.[1]
F. E. Booth was a cannery in Centerville, California, primarily canning tomatoes and fruit juices[2]. The company was founded by Frank E. Booth, who had been an early sardine canner in Monterey. The cannery was started in 1917[3], with its plant about two miles northeast of Newark on the Western Pacific Railroad[4]. The company also had a plant at Pittsburg, California[5]
In 1920, F. E. Booth was president and general manager, M. S. Eisner, vice president, J. G. Jessie, secretary[6]
The company lasted into the 1930's as a tomato canner[7]. The cannery building itself burned in November 1959.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 1920 | ||
| Monterey | 1920 | Fish cannery | |
| Pittsburg | 1920 | ||
| Reedsport, Oregon | 1920 | Likely fish cannery? | |
| San Francisco | 1920 | 110 Market Street | Head office. |
References
- ↑ Pacific Service Magazine, October 1926.
- ↑ Canning News: November 1921 Canning Age Company starting canning juices and pulps on November 10.
- ↑ 1917: Fremont History. Ground broken in April, 1917.
- ↑ U.S.G.S. benchmark for smokestack of F. E. Booth cannery: geocaching.com Smokestack was 80 feet high; plant burned in November 1959.
- ↑ Many Canneries Receive Licenses: California Department of Public Health Weekly Bulletin, January 23, 1926
- ↑ F. E. Booth Co. California Food Products directory. 1920, A. Marks, San Francisco.
- ↑ History: Early Farmers of Union City: August 27, 2008 Tri-City Voice