Willow Glen Fruit Union

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Summary
Business Details
Primary Town San Jose
Primary Business Dried Fruit Packer,Cooperative

Summary

One of the key members of the [Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange] Founded 1893 as "Willow Glen Fruit Growers' Unon.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1895, 1896, 1901 Pine Avenue near Lincoln Avenue

Details

Organized in 1893 according to California State Board of Agriculture report in 1894 Appears in 1900 list of California Cured Fruit Assocation fruit collection sites.

See also Prune Men Meet Today" in "October 1, 1901 San Jose Evening News George D. Gilman, manager, located at end of Pine Ave. according to "1900-1901 San Jose City Directory":http://books.google.com/books?id=c61KAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA504&lpg=PA504&dq=%22willow+glen+fruit+union%22&source=bl&ots=p3OA_GGeoo&sig=SLcqaiZXDRgXgNfJFFgBhydJAPo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X564UfSaK-bhygGtiYCwCw&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22willow%20glen%20fruit%20union%22&f=false

1898 President: Jefferson Hall in "ICC List of Local Agricultural Associations 1898":http://books.google.com/books?id=cMovAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=%22willow+glen+fruit+union%22&source=bl&ots=tzdYEWrwoW&sig=R14XX7me5seOfK6sKP_Im34iLzg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X564UfSaK-bhygGtiYCwCw&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBQ