Difference between revisions of "Mountain View Canning Company"

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Site was Mountain View Winery on 1904 Sanborn map.
 
Site was Mountain View Winery on 1904 Sanborn map.
  
According to "Garden of the World" by Cecilia M. Tsu, equipment purchased and building leased by Yasutano Oku and Masa and Naosuke Tsumura in fall of 1918, as well as James Center ranch.  Canned tomatoes and berries purchased from Japanese farmers in Mountain View and Sunnyvale.  The group couldn't lease the land in 1921 because of new anti-immigrant laws.  Merged with Sutow's Foothill Canning Company of San Mateo County.  Idle in 1923 and 1924, bought by R.G. Fontana in 1925 who held the mortgage.   
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According to "Garden of the World" by Cecilia M. Tsu,Yasutano Oku and Masa and Naosuke Tsumura purchased the canning equipment leased the building in the fall of 1918, and also leased the James Center ranch.  They used tomatoes and berries purchased from Japanese farmers in Mountain View and Sunnyvale.  The group couldn't lease the land in 1921 because of new anti-immigrant laws.  The company merged with Sutow's Foothill Canning Company of San Mateo County.  Idle in 1923 and 1924, bought by R.G. Fontana in 1925 who held the mortgage.   
 
[[Category:Mountain View]]
 
[[Category:Mountain View]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]
 
[[Category:Cannery]]

Revision as of 04:32, 15 July 2013

Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

Mountain View
Active

1918 - 1925

Summary

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Mountain View 1919, 1921 Evelyn Street east of Castro Street

Listed as "Front St" on Sanborn map.

Details

Site was Mountain View Winery on 1904 Sanborn map.

According to "Garden of the World" by Cecilia M. Tsu,Yasutano Oku and Masa and Naosuke Tsumura purchased the canning equipment leased the building in the fall of 1918, and also leased the James Center ranch. They used tomatoes and berries purchased from Japanese farmers in Mountain View and Sunnyvale. The group couldn't lease the land in 1921 because of new anti-immigrant laws. The company merged with Sutow's Foothill Canning Company of San Mateo County. Idle in 1923 and 1924, bought by R.G. Fontana in 1925 who held the mortgage.