Campbell Fruit Growers Union - Revision history

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-| Campbell || 1892-1909 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Central%20Ave.,Campbell Central Ave.]<ref>Listed in Sunsweet book's list of 1900 packing houses and San Francisco Call list of collection sites for [[California Cured Fruit Association. ]]</ref> ||
+| Campbell || 1892-1909 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Central%20Ave.,Campbell Central Ave.]<ref>Listed in Sunsweet book's list of 1900 packing houses and San Francisco Call list of collection sites for [[California Cured Fruit Association]]</ref> ||
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 [[File:Campbell_fruit_growers_union.JPG |200px|thumb|right|Receiving office, Campbell Fruit Growers Union.  From "Sunshine, Fruit, and Flowers"]]
 The '''Campbell Fruit Growers Union''' was a

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-| Campbell || 1892-1909 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Central%20Ave.,Campbell Central Ave.] ||  Listed in Sunsweet book's list of 1900 packing houses and San Francisco Call list of collection sites for California Cured Fruit Association.
+| Campbell || 1892-1909 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Central%20Ave.,Campbell Central Ave.]<ref>Listed in Sunsweet book's list of 1900 packing houses and San Francisco Call list of collection sites for [[California Cured Fruit Association. ]]</ref> ||
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 Campbell-based grower's cooperative founded in 1892.  The co-op bought the existing [[Frank Buxton Dryer]] in July 1892<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP18920716&cl=CL1%2ePRP&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-----# July 16, 1892 Pacific Rural Press]</ref>.  The union supposedly joined the [[Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange]] and was part of the [[California Fruit Association]], a sales agency backed by the Fruit Exchange.    In 1902, Captain J.H. Hamilton was its first president. and S. G. Redeck secretary.
-[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC18950904.2.52&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-ainsley+cannery----# September 4, 1895 San Francisco Call] notes a hundred tons of prunes a day are arriving at the dryer.  The September 13, 1906 Pacific Rural Press: "San Jose Herald, August 29: The Fruit Growers' Union is a very busy place just now. About 75 tons of prunes are being handled daily, besides the peaches and pears, which require about 40 pitters to prepare for drying. A big shipping business has been done this year. Fifteen hundred tons of peaches were shipped green by the Union as well as 350 tons of apricots and a quantity of pears. A few days ago three cars of pears were shipped in by outside canneries, necessitating an increased force of women and girls."
+In 1895, the [[San Francisco Call noted that a hundred tons of prunes was arriving each day at the dryer<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC18950904.2.52&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-ainsley+cannery----# September 4, 1895 San Francisco Call]</ref>.  The cooperative was just as busy in 1906.  "San Jose Herald, August 29: The Fruit Growers' Union is a very busy place just now. About 75 tons of prunes are being handled daily, besides the peaches and pears, which require about 40 pitters to prepare for drying. A big shipping business has been done this year. Fifteen hundred tons of peaches were shipped green by the Union as well as 350 tons of apricots and a quantity of pears. A few days ago three cars of pears were shipped in by outside canneries, necessitating an increased force of women and girls."<ref>September 13, 1906 Pacific Rural Press.</ref>
-The co-operative slowly lost the support of its growers; growers were willing to sell to the co-op when prices were good, but went looking for the best deal when prices were low<ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers, p. 30</ref>.  The co-op eventually leased, then sold out to [[George E. Hyde & Company]].
+The co-operative slowly lost the support of its growers; growers were willing to sell to the co-op when prices were good, but went looking for the best deal when prices were low<ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers, p. 30</ref>.  The co-op eventually leased itself, then sold out to [[George E. Hyde & Company]].
 ==Locations==

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 [[File:Campbell_fruit_growers_union.JPG |200px|thumb|right|Receiving office, Campbell Fruit Growers Union.  From "Sunshine, Fruit, and Flowers"]]
-Campbell-based Grower's cooperative founded in 1892.  The co-op bought the existing [[Frank Buxton Dryer]] in July 1892<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP18920716&cl=CL1%2ePRP&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-----# July 16, 1892 Pacific Rural Press]</ref>.  The union supposedly joined the [[Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange]] and was part of the [[California Fruit Association]], a sales agency backed by the Fruit Exchange.    In 1902, Captain J.H. Hamilton was its first president. and S. G. Redeck secretary.
+The '''Campbell Fruit Growers Union''' was a
 [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC18950904.2.52&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-ainsley+cannery----# September 4, 1895 San Francisco Call] notes a hundred tons of prunes a day are arriving at the dryer.  The September 13, 1906 Pacific Rural Press: "San Jose Herald, August 29: The Fruit Growers' Union is a very busy place just now. About 75 tons of prunes are being handled daily, besides the peaches and pears, which require about 40 pitters to prepare for drying. A big shipping business has been done this year. Fifteen hundred tons of peaches were shipped green by the Union as well as 350 tons of apricots and a quantity of pears. A few days ago three cars of pears were shipped in by outside canneries, necessitating an increased force of women and girls."

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 ==Photos==
-[http://content.scu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/svhocdm/id/2286/rec/47 Alice Iola O'Hare photograph of Campbell packing house] looks like it might be an interior shot (or might be [[Central Santa Clara Fruit Company]])
+[http://content.scu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/svhocdm/id/2286/rec/47 Alice Iola O'Hare photograph of Campbell packing house] looks like it might be an interior shot (or might be [[Central Santa Clara Fruit Company]])  (The Sunsweet Story<ref>Robert Couchman, The Sunsweet Story, 1967, Sunsweet Growers</ref> sets the photo in the [[California Cured Fruit Association]] packing house.
 ==References==

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 [[File:Campbell_fruit_growers_union.JPG |200px|thumb|right|Receiving office, Campbell Fruit Growers Union.  From "Sunshine, Fruit, and Flowers"]]
-Campbell-based Grower's cooperative founded in 1892.  The union supposedly joined the [[Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange]] and was part of the [[California Fruit Association]], a sales agency backed by the Fruit Exchange.  The Union sold its plant to [[George E. Hyde & Company]] in 1913.
+Campbell-based Grower's cooperative founded in 1892.  The co-op bought the existing [[Frank Buxton Dryer]] in July 1892<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP18920716&cl=CL1%2ePRP&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-----# July 16, 1892 Pacific Rural Press]</ref>.  The union supposedly joined the [[Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange]] and was part of the [[California Fruit Association]], a sales agency backed by the Fruit Exchange.    In 1902, Captain J.H. Hamilton was its first president. and S. G. Redeck secretary.
 ==Locations==
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 ! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details
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-| Campbell || 1892-1913 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Central%20Ave.,Campbell Central Ave.] ||  Listed in Sunsweet book's list of 1900 packing houses and San Francisco Call list of collection sites for California Cured Fruit Association.
+| Campbell || 1892-1909 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Central%20Ave.,Campbell Central Ave.] ||  Listed in Sunsweet book's list of 1900 packing houses and San Francisco Call list of collection sites for California Cured Fruit Association.
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 ==Details==
-Bought Buxton Fruit Drying works in July 1892 according to
+==References==
-[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=PRP18920716&cl=CL1%2ePRP&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN-----# July 16, 1892 Pacific Rural Press]
+<references/>
 [[Category:Campbell]]
 [[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]]
 [[Category:Cooperative]]