E. B. Howard & Company
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
Summary
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1900 | Ryland St. |
Next to Inderrieden. Details in article about fire at warehouse in "August 1, 1899 San Francisco Call":http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1982&dat=18990801&id=WyYiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1911,1035320 |
Details
Successor on site: Castle Brothers.
E.B. Howard was primarily a meat packer and an Armour agent.
Dried fruit packer. Collapsed in 1900 owing $300,000 to the Union Savings Bank, which also went bankrupt. 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, in"
February 2, 1899 New York Times Feb 4, 1899 San Francisco Call gives more details, and complains about the "plunger and gambler in fruit."