Mountain View Fruit Exchange

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Summary
Business Details
Primary Town Mountain View
Primary Business Dried Fruit Packer

Summary

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Mountain View 1904, 1908 end of Oak Street east of Bailey Road

Details

"Incorporated May 18, 1903":http://books.google.com/books?id=f0NNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA60&lpg=RA1-PA60&dq=%22mountain+view+fruit+exchange%22&source=bl&ots=oHd7w5KGr4&sig=LCaz0S9eo686NImJ_15T4mR6D2A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-u6JUarzJ4qG8QSr9YDICA&ved=0CEIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22mountain%20view%20fruit%20exchange%22&f=false with $75,000 in capital. "Corporation charter forfeited ":http://books.google.com/books?id=i_8rAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=%22mountain+view+fruit+exchange%22&source=bl&ots=E3EBOdV3DA&sig=Qdo__EA8eeZEfSBvPeRC6PaxvsQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-u6JUarzJ4qG8QSr9YDICA&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22mountain%20view%20fruit%20exchange%22&f=false 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.":http://books.google.com/books?id=VpNa9UckT24C&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=%22mountain+view+fruit+exchange%22&source=bl&ots=YcHFNduvhD&sig=xpYOQ6XcGrErGanbbcs5lNHo75g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-u6JUarzJ4qG8QSr9YDICA&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22mountain%20view%20fruit%20exchange%22&f=false

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 ":http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085488/1920-03-19/ed-1/seq-3/#words=Mountain+Clara+packing+fruit+Santa+packed+View

(citing Mountain View Register Leader) about a company in Mountain View that sold the worst prunes.