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{{Infobox_Industry
| title = Summary
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| primary_business = Cannery, Meat Packing Plant
| header1 = Business Details
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| primary_town = San Jose
| label2 = Primary Town
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| primary_dates = 1930
| data2 = San Jose
 
| label3 = Primary Business
 
| data3 = Cannery
 
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| data5 = 1930
 
 
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==Summary==
 
  
New cannery supposedly under construction in July, 1930 on Berryessa Road.
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The '''Continental Packing Company''' was a meat canner that appeared in mid-1930.  The plant on Berryessa Road was under construction in July, 1930; W. H. Luhrback would manage the plant (and serve as secretary and treasurer of the corporation.)  Leascher and Mahoney of Phoenix were the architects<ref>Plans for First Unit of Packing Firm Ready: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9AcvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5500%2C863688 July 9, 1930 San Jose Evening News].</ref>.  A later article  points out that the plant would be processing horse meat<ref>Mustang's Last Stand Here: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CggvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2491%2C3786155 August 7, 1930 San Jose Evening News]</ref>..  George F. Cokely, "head of the plant", was buying 500 head of mustangs in Oregon to start the plant off.  By 1931, the company was advertising fresh horse meat for sale<ref>Advertisement:  [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19310320&id=YSoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4456,2650696 March 24, 1931 San Jose Evening News]</ref>.
No knowledge whether it ever really opened.
 
  
 
==Locations==
 
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| San Jose || 1930 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Berryessa%20Road,San%20Jose Berryessa Road] ||  
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| San Jose || 1930 || Berryessa Road at King Road<ref>[http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00005308/00026 USDA directory, December 1930]</ref>. ||
 
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==Details==
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==References==
 
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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
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[[Category:San Jose]]
[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aXI_bbQgCfgC&dat=19300709&printsec=frontpage&hl=en July 9, 1930 San Jose Evening News] [[Category:San Jose]]
 
 
[[Category:Cannery]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]

Latest revision as of 02:03, 16 December 2014

Summary
Business

Cannery, Meat Packing Plant
Main Location

San Jose
Active

1930

The Continental Packing Company was a meat canner that appeared in mid-1930. The plant on Berryessa Road was under construction in July, 1930; W. H. Luhrback would manage the plant (and serve as secretary and treasurer of the corporation.) Leascher and Mahoney of Phoenix were the architects[1]. A later article points out that the plant would be processing horse meat[2].. George F. Cokely, "head of the plant", was buying 500 head of mustangs in Oregon to start the plant off. By 1931, the company was advertising fresh horse meat for sale[3].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1930 Berryessa Road at King Road[4].

References