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| − | '''E. B. Howard & Company''' was a dried fruit | + | '''E. B. Howard & Company''' was a dried fruit brokerage run by [[E. B. Howard]], with ties to the Armour meat-backing company. |
The San Francisco Call complained about them as a "plunger and gambler in fruit<ref>February 4, 1899 San Francisco Call.</ref>. | The San Francisco Call complained about them as a "plunger and gambler in fruit<ref>February 4, 1899 San Francisco Call.</ref>. | ||
| − | The company collapsed in | + | The company collapsed in 1899 owing $300,000 to the Union Savings Bank, which also went bankrupt. The collapse was mentioned in "The Sunsweet Story" as one of the formative episodes for Judge Welch and the Welch-Coykendall fight. (Listed as $100,000 owed to the bank, with outstanding checks to other banks and Howard saying he owed $250,000 total.) "Only partially secured by warehouse receipts"<ref>San Jose Bank Failure: Liberal Advances to a Merchant The Cause of the Trouble: [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F50915F9345911738DDDAB0894DA405B8985F0D3 February 2, 1899 New York Times] </ref>. The San Jose warehouse was later occupied by [[Castle Brothers]]. |
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Revision as of 01:56, 18 December 2013
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
E. B. Howard & Company was a dried fruit brokerage run by E. B. Howard, with ties to the Armour meat-backing company. The San Francisco Call complained about them as a "plunger and gambler in fruit[1].
The company collapsed in 1899 owing $300,000 to the Union Savings Bank, which also went bankrupt. The collapse was mentioned in "The Sunsweet Story" as one of the formative episodes for Judge Welch and the Welch-Coykendall fight. (Listed as $100,000 owed to the bank, with outstanding checks to other banks and Howard saying he owed $250,000 total.) "Only partially secured by warehouse receipts"[2]. The San Jose warehouse was later occupied by Castle Brothers.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1900 | Ryland St. |
Next to Inderrieden. Fire in 1899[3]. |
References
- ↑ February 4, 1899 San Francisco Call.
- ↑ San Jose Bank Failure: Liberal Advances to a Merchant The Cause of the Trouble: February 2, 1899 New York Times
- ↑ Prunes May Go Up: The Big Fire Yesterday Complicates the Fruit Situation: August 1, 1899 San Jose Evening News. "the empty warehouse of Castle Brothers... that was also destroyed. ... it was formerly the warehouse of E. B. Howard & Co.