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==Summary==
 
 
Dried fruit packer which appeared in San Jose in the mid-1930's.  1936: The principals were Bert Kirk, Jr., and Antonio Teresi, both from orchard families in the Santa Clara Valley.  Kirk's family owned much of the orchard land south of Dry Creek Road around modern-day Meridian Ave.  Teresi's family owned the Sorosis Fruit Ranch in Saratoga.  Antonio also owned another 10 acres on the Santa Clara - Los Gatos road.  Teresi wasn't just an orchardist; he'd also gone to business school.
 
Dried fruit packer which appeared in San Jose in the mid-1930's.  1936: The principals were Bert Kirk, Jr., and Antonio Teresi, both from orchard families in the Santa Clara Valley.  Kirk's family owned much of the orchard land south of Dry Creek Road around modern-day Meridian Ave.  Teresi's family owned the Sorosis Fruit Ranch in Saratoga.  Antonio also owned another 10 acres on the Santa Clara - Los Gatos road.  Teresi wasn't just an orchardist; he'd also gone to business school.
  

Revision as of 15:04, 30 July 2013

Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer
Main Location

San Jose
Active

1936-1940

Dried fruit packer which appeared in San Jose in the mid-1930's. 1936: The principals were Bert Kirk, Jr., and Antonio Teresi, both from orchard families in the Santa Clara Valley. Kirk's family owned much of the orchard land south of Dry Creek Road around modern-day Meridian Ave. Teresi's family owned the Sorosis Fruit Ranch in Saratoga. Antonio also owned another 10 acres on the Santa Clara - Los Gatos road. Teresi wasn't just an orchardist; he'd also gone to business school.

1930's city directories showed them moving around, first in packing houses off Sunol Street (and possibly including the former Hamlin Packing building), and eventually settling on Ryland St.

A newspaper article from 1938 quotes the company as declaring 90% of their fruit was going abroad because of the poor domestic market.

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Campbell 1938 ?
San Jose 1936 1013 Sunol Street
San Jose 1938 631 Sunol Street
San Jose 1940 200 Ryland Street

Details

Sorosis Fruit Ranch was 220 acres, packing plant, water.

In 1936, their only address was on Sunol Street - possibly the Mayfair plant.

1938: Bert Kirk Jr., manager, Antonio Teresi President, Harry Mitchell Superintendent, Ed Trojan office manager. 90% of stuff going abroad because of poor domestic market.

On Warehouseman's Union lawsuit in 1940.

1940: complaints about violating

Prorate Act still pending, according to San Jose News.

Campbell: Sept 10, 1938 news article in San Jose News said that moving to new modern plant IIRC.