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The '''Alden Fruit and Vegetable Preserving Company''' was an early dried fruit packer formed in 1874<ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story.  Sunsweet, 1967.</ref> The packer produced 15 tons of apricots the first year.
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The '''Alden Fruit and Vegetable Preserving Company''' was an early dried fruit packer formed in 1874<ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story.  Sunsweet, 1967.</ref> The company was founded by William Cozzens and several other orchardists<ref>Cozzens house: [http://www3.sanjoseca.gov/clerk/Agenda/20120605/20120605_0403.pdf San Jose City Council landmark nomination HL11-201], May 11, 2012.  The nomination includes significant detail about the company.</ref><ref>Horace C. Foote, [http://books.google.com/books?id=N_lAAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA182&ots=NnbrIA8QJV&dq=%22alden%20fruit%22%20cozzens&pg=PA182#v=onepage&q=%22alden%20fruit%22%20cozzens&f=false Pen Pictures from the 'Garden of the World'].  1888.</ref>.  The packer produced 15 tons of apricots the first year.
 
 
The company may be another name for the [[Alden Anderson Fruit Company]].
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 3 September 2014

Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer
Main Location

San Jose, CA

The Alden Fruit and Vegetable Preserving Company was an early dried fruit packer formed in 1874[1] The company was founded by William Cozzens and several other orchardists[2][3]. The packer produced 15 tons of apricots the first year.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1874

References

  1. Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story. Sunsweet, 1967.
  2. Cozzens house: San Jose City Council landmark nomination HL11-201, May 11, 2012. The nomination includes significant detail about the company.
  3. Horace C. Foote, Pen Pictures from the 'Garden of the World'. 1888.