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New cannery supposedly under construction in July, 1930 on Berryessa Road.
 
New cannery supposedly under construction in July, 1930 on Berryessa Road.
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A later article on [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CggvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2491%2C3786155 August 7, 1930] points out that the plant would be processing horse meat.  George F. Cokely, "head of the plant", was buying 500 head of mustangs in Oregon to start the plant off.
 
No knowledge whether it ever really opened.
 
No knowledge whether it ever really opened.
  

Revision as of 02:04, 24 August 2013

Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

San Jose
Active

1930

New cannery supposedly under construction in July, 1930 on Berryessa Road. A later article on August 7, 1930 points out that the plant would be processing horse meat. George F. Cokely, "head of the plant", was buying 500 head of mustangs in Oregon to start the plant off. No knowledge whether it ever really opened.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1930 Berryessa Road

Details

Being built in July, 1930 on Berryessa Road in San Jose. W.H. Luhrback will manage the plant (secretary and treasurer), Leascher and Mahoney of Phoenix are architects. Mentioned in July 9, 1930 San Jose Evening News