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{{Infobox_Industry
 
| primary_business = Cannery
 
| primary_business = Cannery
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| primary_dates =1914-1923
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| brands = Bountiful, Valley Belt, Twin Peaks, Tallac, Redwood, Mayfield, J. W. M., Graton, Fairplay, Blue Lawn, and Canal.
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| predecessors = [[Green Valley Canning Company]],
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| successors = [[San Leandro Canning Company]],  [[P. L. Sanguinetti Canning Company]]
 
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'''John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company''' was a California canner with packing plants in Mountain View, Graton, Healdsburg, and Santa Cruz. John W. McCarthy Jr. founded the company in 1914<ref>John W. McCarthy Jr. vs F. Romeo and Company, [https://books.google.com/books?id=iqeJpXcVeR4C&lpg=RA2-PA14&ots=BiuZwF5Nyt&dq=%22%20John%20W.%20McCarthy%2C%20Jr.%2C%20%26%20Co%22&pg=RA2-PA13#v=onepage&q=%22%20John%20W.%20McCarthy,%20Jr.,%20&%20Co%22&f=false New York Supreme Court] trial transcripts, January 26, 1922.</ref>.  The company canned many kinds of fruits and vegetables, and also produced catsup and hot sauce.
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The Mountain View plant had formerly been the [[P. L. Sanguinetti Canning Company]]; it was bought by McCarthy and operated under the old name.  The Graton cannery was leased.
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In 1920, the company became a Delaware corporation.  The John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company estate went bankrupt in 1922.  The company was reported sold to
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Charles Mel in 1922<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=9QFWiwyzIx&sig=VflY80VP7ChYIgaFWBG9mpCgH3s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJoaUOzTIqfuiQK7lICQDw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false May 1922 Western Canner and Packer]</ref>, with the cannery's name changing to Northern California Packing Company.  However, the sale must not have gone through; the next year, the trustees for McCarthy reported a sale to the [[San Leandro Canning Company]] for $100,000 <ref>
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=XlVRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=le2TbYjyok&sig=Td0A3Lz2KZxKEpe8kJ1ywnDAz60&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJoaUOzTIqfuiQK7lICQDw&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false March 4, 1923 California Fruit News].</ref>  The report claimed that others had offered to operate the cannery with an option to buy, but the deals fell through.
  
 
==Locations==
 
==Locations==
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! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details
 
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| Graton || 1922 || ||  
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| Graton || 1922 || || Former [[Green Valley Canning Company]].
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| Healdsburg || 1918 || ||  [[Healdsburg Canning Company]]
 
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| Mountain View || 1919, 1921 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Front%20Street,Mountain%20View Front Street] ||  
 
| Mountain View || 1919, 1921 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Front%20Street,Mountain%20View Front Street] ||  
 
West of Bailey Avenue
 
West of Bailey Avenue
 
 
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| San Francisco || 1916 || Santa Marina Building<ref>List of Officers and Members: [http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/cmclb16b.htm San Francisco Commercial Club], 1916. </ref> || offices
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| Santa Cruz || 1922 || ||
 
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==Details==
 
 
Mountain View.  Was Sanguinetti cannery.
 
 
Bought by Charles Mel of Oakland in 1922 according to
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&dq=western%20canner%20and%20packer&pg=PA48#v=onepage&q=western%20canner%20and%20packer&f=false May 1922 Western Canner and Packer]
 
Cannery will now be known as "Northern California Packing Company", Arthur Coats manager, H. Baxter secretary-treasurer.
 
 
Moody's
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=FFJNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1384&lpg=PA1384&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=UQVzmOYVcK&sig=DstesOu14Kj6onZO-HNOxhBaiaU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CZwaUIOqOeThiAKU_oGwAQ&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false Corporate info ] - started in 1913, bankrupt in 1922.
 
 
Seen references to new company as still doing business under Sanguinetti name and Known as J.W. McCarthy Company
 
 
John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company estate went bankrupt in 1922, sold to the [[San Leandro Canning Company]] for $100,000 according to
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=XlVRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=le2TbYjyok&sig=Td0A3Lz2KZxKEpe8kJ1ywnDAz60&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJoaUOzTIqfuiQK7lICQDw&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false California Fruit News]
 
.  The sale was reported to the Mel company in 1922 according to
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=2S0dAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=McCarthy+cannery+%22mountain+view%22&source=bl&ots=9QFWiwyzIx&sig=VflY80VP7ChYIgaFWBG9mpCgH3s&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AJoaUOzTIqfuiQK7lICQDw&ved=0CEoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=McCarthy%20cannery%20%22mountain%20view%22&f=false Western Canner and Packer] , name changed to Northern California Packing Company
 
  
Mountain View on 1921 Sanborn map.
 
 
[[Category:Graton]]
 
[[Category:Graton]]
 
[[Category:Mountain View]]
 
[[Category:Mountain View]]
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[[Category:Healdsburg]]
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[[Category:Santa Cruz]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 6 February 2015

Summary
Business

Cannery
Active

1914-1923
Brands

Bountiful, Valley Belt, Twin Peaks, Tallac, Redwood, Mayfield, J. W. M., Graton, Fairplay, Blue Lawn, and Canal.
Predecessors

Green Valley Canning Company,
Successors

San Leandro Canning Company, P. L. Sanguinetti Canning Company

John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company was a California canner with packing plants in Mountain View, Graton, Healdsburg, and Santa Cruz. John W. McCarthy Jr. founded the company in 1914[1]. The company canned many kinds of fruits and vegetables, and also produced catsup and hot sauce.

The Mountain View plant had formerly been the P. L. Sanguinetti Canning Company; it was bought by McCarthy and operated under the old name. The Graton cannery was leased.

In 1920, the company became a Delaware corporation. The John W. McCarthy Jr. and Company estate went bankrupt in 1922. The company was reported sold to Charles Mel in 1922[2], with the cannery's name changing to Northern California Packing Company. However, the sale must not have gone through; the next year, the trustees for McCarthy reported a sale to the San Leandro Canning Company for $100,000 [3] The report claimed that others had offered to operate the cannery with an option to buy, but the deals fell through.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Graton 1922 Former Green Valley Canning Company.
Healdsburg 1918 Healdsburg Canning Company
Mountain View 1919, 1921 Front Street

West of Bailey Avenue

San Francisco 1916 Santa Marina Building[4] offices
Santa Cruz 1922

References

  1. John W. McCarthy Jr. vs F. Romeo and Company, New York Supreme Court trial transcripts, January 26, 1922.
  2. May 1922 Western Canner and Packer
  3. March 4, 1923 California Fruit News.
  4. List of Officers and Members: San Francisco Commercial Club, 1916.