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{{Infobox_Industry | {{Infobox_Industry | ||
| + | | primary_business=Dried Fruit Packer | ||
| + | | primary_dates=1889-1900 | ||
| + | | primary_town = San Francisco | ||
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| + | '''California Green and Dried Fruit Company''' was a dried and fresh fruit packer in San Jose. | ||
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| + | The manager from 1889 to 1900 was [[George Draper Worswick]]<ref>George Draper Worswick: Leigh H. Irvine, [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ca/state1/biographies/gdworswick.html History of the New California: Its Resources and People], Lewis Publishing Company, 1905.</ref>. The company frustrated the industry in 1895 by opening a second centralized auction house in New York City to sell California fruit<ref> UNION FRUIT SALESROOM: Resolutions Are Adopted at Suisun,San Jose and Elsewhere: [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1895-07-07/ed-1/seq-17/ocr/ July 7, 1895 San Francisco Call] </ref>. | ||
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| + | The San Jose packing house site on First Street at Bassett appears to have later become the [[Porter Brothers]] packing house. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 11 November 2013
| Business |
Dried Fruit Packer |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Francisco |
| Active |
1889-1900 |
California Green and Dried Fruit Company was a dried and fresh fruit packer in San Jose.
The manager from 1889 to 1900 was George Draper Worswick[1]. The company frustrated the industry in 1895 by opening a second centralized auction house in New York City to sell California fruit[2].
The San Jose packing house site on First Street at Bassett appears to have later become the Porter Brothers packing house.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1898 | First Street near Bassett | |
| San Jose | 1900 | 385 North First Street | |
| San Francisco | 1900 | 327 Market Street | From San Francisco Call article on rival auction house. |
References
- ↑ George Draper Worswick: Leigh H. Irvine, History of the New California: Its Resources and People, Lewis Publishing Company, 1905.
- ↑ UNION FRUIT SALESROOM: Resolutions Are Adopted at Suisun,San Jose and Elsewhere: July 7, 1895 San Francisco Call