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"California Fruit News":http://books.google.com/books?id=-XFRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA19&ots=DdwnwocBNK&dq=Alden%20Anderson%20Fruit%20Co&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q=Alden%20Anderson%20Fruit%20Co&f=false
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| Sacramento || 1921 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fourth%20and%20J%20Streets,Sacramento Fourth and J Streets] ||  
 
| Sacramento || 1921 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fourth%20and%20J%20Streets,Sacramento Fourth and J Streets] ||  
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"Marketing and auction company ("shipper's organization") representing
 
"Marketing and auction company ("shipper's organization") representing
 
several other companies.":http://books.google.com/books?id=8kvOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=%22california+fruit+distributors%22&source=bl&ots=H7fkOCOHOa&sig=diADcmxFbNEqiHvGAnuoKIXeNMo&hl=en&ei=An7ETsvJIq_8iQKYpq3ABQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22california%20fruit%20distributors%22&f=false
 
several other companies.":http://books.google.com/books?id=8kvOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=%22california+fruit+distributors%22&source=bl&ots=H7fkOCOHOa&sig=diADcmxFbNEqiHvGAnuoKIXeNMo&hl=en&ei=An7ETsvJIq_8iQKYpq3ABQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22california%20fruit%20distributors%22&f=false
In 1902, the list was: [Earl Fruit Company] (Sacramento), Producers' Fruit Company (Sacramento), Pioneer Fruit Co (Sacramento), [A. Block] Fruit Company (Santa Clara), Geo H. Anderson (San Jose), Geo D. Kellogg and son (Newcastle), W. J. Wilson and son (Newcastle), Schnabel Bros & Co (NewCastle), Silva-Bergtholdt (Newcastle), Newcastle Fruit Co (Newcastle), Frank H. Buck (Vacaville), Vacaville Fruit Company (Vacaville), Pinkham & McKevitt (Vacaville), Penryn Fruit Company (Penryn).  [Pacific Fruit Exchange] was in at least one other old ad.
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In 1902, the list was: [[Earl Fruit Company]] (Sacramento), Producers' Fruit Company (Sacramento), Pioneer Fruit Co (Sacramento), [[A. Block]] Fruit Company (Santa Clara), Geo H. Anderson (San Jose), Geo D. Kellogg and son (Newcastle), W. J. Wilson and son (Newcastle), Schnabel Bros & Co (NewCastle), Silva-Bergtholdt (Newcastle), Newcastle Fruit Co (Newcastle), Frank H. Buck (Vacaville), Vacaville Fruit Company (Vacaville), Pinkham & McKevitt (Vacaville), Penryn Fruit Company (Penryn).  [[Pacific Fruit Exchange]] was in at least one other old ad.
  
1921 members were [Earl Fruit Company], F.B. McKevitt, Newcastle Fruit Company, [Pacific Fruit Exchange], Penryn Fruit Company, [Pioneer Fruit Company], Placer Company Mt. Fruit Company, Producers Fruit Company of California, Silva-Bergholdt Company, Vacaville Fruit Company, Charles E. Virden, Western Fruit Company, and W. J. Wilson and Son.
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1921 members were [[Earl Fruit Company]], F.B. McKevitt, Newcastle Fruit Company, [[Pacific Fruit Exchange]], Penryn Fruit Company, [[Pioneer Fruit Company]], Placer Company Mt. Fruit Company, Producers Fruit Company of California, Silva-Bergholdt Company, Vacaville Fruit Company, Charles E. Virden, Western Fruit Company, and W. J. Wilson and Son.
  
 
Schism in 1913 when company (and their eastern backers) wanted distribution centralized through Atlantic Fruit Distributors, and Pioneer refused. The secretary of California Fruit Distributors (McKevitt) backed down; Charles Virden, who had run fruit packing houses in the northwest, took over the secretary's role.
 
Schism in 1913 when company (and their eastern backers) wanted distribution centralized through Atlantic Fruit Distributors, and Pioneer refused. The secretary of California Fruit Distributors (McKevitt) backed down; Charles Virden, who had run fruit packing houses in the northwest, took over the secretary's role.
 
[[Category:Sacramento]]
 
[[Category:Sacramento]]

Revision as of 15:17, 14 July 2013

Summary
Business Details

Summary

Marketing and auction company.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Sacramento 1012 Second Street

"California Fruit News":http://books.google.com/books?id=-XFRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA19&ots=DdwnwocBNK&dq=Alden%20Anderson%20Fruit%20Co&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q=Alden%20Anderson%20Fruit%20Co&f=false

Sacramento 1921 Fourth and J Streets

Details

"Marketing and auction company ("shipper's organization") representing several other companies.":http://books.google.com/books?id=8kvOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA187&lpg=PA187&dq=%22california+fruit+distributors%22&source=bl&ots=H7fkOCOHOa&sig=diADcmxFbNEqiHvGAnuoKIXeNMo&hl=en&ei=An7ETsvJIq_8iQKYpq3ABQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22california%20fruit%20distributors%22&f=false In 1902, the list was: Earl Fruit Company (Sacramento), Producers' Fruit Company (Sacramento), Pioneer Fruit Co (Sacramento), A. Block Fruit Company (Santa Clara), Geo H. Anderson (San Jose), Geo D. Kellogg and son (Newcastle), W. J. Wilson and son (Newcastle), Schnabel Bros & Co (NewCastle), Silva-Bergtholdt (Newcastle), Newcastle Fruit Co (Newcastle), Frank H. Buck (Vacaville), Vacaville Fruit Company (Vacaville), Pinkham & McKevitt (Vacaville), Penryn Fruit Company (Penryn). Pacific Fruit Exchange was in at least one other old ad.

1921 members were Earl Fruit Company, F.B. McKevitt, Newcastle Fruit Company, Pacific Fruit Exchange, Penryn Fruit Company, Pioneer Fruit Company, Placer Company Mt. Fruit Company, Producers Fruit Company of California, Silva-Bergholdt Company, Vacaville Fruit Company, Charles E. Virden, Western Fruit Company, and W. J. Wilson and Son.

Schism in 1913 when company (and their eastern backers) wanted distribution centralized through Atlantic Fruit Distributors, and Pioneer refused. The secretary of California Fruit Distributors (McKevitt) backed down; Charles Virden, who had run fruit packing houses in the northwest, took over the secretary's role.