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Revision as of 14:44, 30 July 2013
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Mountain View |
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 1904, 1908 | end of Oak Street east of Bailey Road |
On Sanborn map. 1904, 1908. |
Details
Incorporated May 18, 1903 with $75,000 in capital. Corporation charter forfeited by 1909.
Officers in 1906 at time of earthquake were M. Farrell (president), Z.T. Croop, VP, F.A. Poland, Secretary, C. Jesse Titus, treasurer, with H. Morton, J. J. Cutter, and Joseph F. Fritts as directors.
Was Mrs. S. E. Bubb's Grain Warehouse (vacant) on 1897 Sanborn map. 1904 Sanborn map shows a low warehouse only with a dryer in one corner. Levelled by 1906 earthquake, rebuilt in 4 months according to Mountain View Arcadia book. Rebuilt as three story packing house, with grading on the 3rd floor, box making and storage on second, and packing on first. Separate sulfur house, separate facing room (ground floor, better light?).
Mention in Pullman Herald March 19 1920 (citing Mountain View Register Leader) about a company in Mountain View that sold the worst prunes.