Sorosis Fruit Company
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Saratoga |
| Active |
1890 - 1908 |
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga | 1896, 1900, 1906 | Saratoga Road at Cox? |
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Details
According to Sunsweet Story, originally owned by F. M. Borax Smith, managed by Mark Calkins. 250 acres of orchards and their own canning and packing plant. Company sold in 1908.
August 2, 1903 San Jose Evening News mentions a new evaporator being built - a new thing for the valley.
September 13, 1906 Pacific Rural News: "First Car of Prunes Shipped from Valley: "San Jose Herald, August 29: the first car of this season's prunes was shipped by Sorosis Fruit Company on the Saratoga Road today, the destination being Minneapolis, and the purchaser being a wholesale house in that city. The shipment consisted of a full carload of the graded fruit, all of first-class quality, although not averaging large sizes.
"Manager Crandall stated to a Herald representative this morning that large sizes are scarce this season throughout the valley, notwithstanding the belief some time ago that large sizes would be abundant. He stated further that the packers and growers will have to revise their figures, at least as far as this valley is concerned, as the prune crop here will be much less than has been estimated. Now that the harvesting is fairly under way, it is evident that the crop will fall considerably under the figures that were generally conceded several weeks ago.
"The 445 boxes shipped by Manager Crandall ran as follows: 25 boxes 40-50, 110 boxes 50-60, 170 boxes 60-70, 65 boxes 70-80, 50 boxes 80-90, 25 boxes 90-100.
Appears in San Francisco Call 1900 list of dropoff locations for California Cured Fruit Association.