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 The '''San Jose Fruit Packing Company''' was the first canner in San Jose, started in the mid-1870's, and the ancestor of [[Del Monte]].  The company was started by Dr. James M. Dawson who did early canning in San Jose.  He first started canning in . an orchard near 21st and Julian, and later built the company's first official cannery at 5th and Julian in San Jose in 1874.

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 A San Francisco Call article from 1900 describes a fatal injury in the elevator of the Auzerais Street cannery<ref>Boy Meets Death in an Elevator: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19000817.2.39&srpos=21&e=-------en--20--21--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+cannery----# August 17, 1900 San Francisco Call]</ref>.
-U.S. Financial problems in 1894 caused the company to pack only 10% of their crop in 1892.  The company blamed unemployment in the east keeping workers from being able to afford their products<ref>Statement from San Jose Fruit Packing Co. over canned fruit tariffs.  In U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, [http://books.google.com/books?id=8jTPAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA3-PA54&ots=PZS06JmRnM&dq=%22warren%20dried%20fruit%20company%22&pg=RA3-PA54#v=onepage&q=%22warren%20dried%20fruit%20company%22&f=false Replies to Tariff Inquiries, Schedule G., Agricultural Products and Provisions].</ref>  The company also could not borrow money that year.  The company noted that they employed from 200 to 900 people, and that 20% of their labor at the time was skilled.  Skilled labor paid $15 a week, ordinary labor, $5 to $12 for a 60 hour work week.  16% of their canned goods were exported.
+U.S. Financial problems in 1894 caused the company to pack only 10% of their crop in 1892.  The company blamed unemployment in the east keeping workers from being able to afford their products<ref>Statement from San Jose Fruit Packing Co. over canned fruit tariffs.  In U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, [http://books.google.com/books?id=8jTPAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA3-PA54&ots=PZS06JmRnM&dq=%22warren%20dried%20fruit%20company%22&pg=RA3-PA54#v=onepage&q=%22warren%20dried%20fruit%20company%22&f=false Replies to Tariff Inquiries, Schedule G., Agricultural Products and Provisions].</ref>  The company also could not borrow money that year.  The company noted that they employed from 200 to 900 people, and that 20% of their labor at the time was skilled.  Skilled labor paid $15 a week, ordinary labor, $5 to $12 for a 60 hour work week.  16% of their canned goods were exported.  In 1893, the company also had to issue scrip to its employees because of difficulties getting cash advances from banks<ref>Scrip for Coin: September 1, 1893 San Jose Evening News.  "Because of the difficulty of securing advances of money from the banks and to prevent the necessity of shutting down their operations, the San Jose Fruit Packing Company has decided to issue 90 day scrip to its employees in lieu of coin.... there are between 700 and 800 men and women employed at this season of the year, with a payroll of about $6,000 a week..."</ref>.
 The company was a drop-off location for the California Cured Fruit Association in 1900<ref>San Francisco Call</ref>.

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-The company constructed a new state-of-the-art cannery on 11 acres along the [[South Pacific Coast]] railroad tracks in 1891 or 1892, soon after running into problems getting a railroad spur to the previous site at Fifth and Julian<ref>Extensive Cannery Removal: October 28, 1892 San Jose Evening News.  "It is reported that the San Jose Fruit Packing Company has decided to abandon its extensive buildings occupying a block on North Fifth Street and a site for a new plant to cover 11 acres has been secured near the narrow gauge depot.  Some of the old buildings will be removed to the new site.  The new warehouse, alone, it is understood, will cover several acres."</ref><ref>Want A Track: Opposition to the Application of the San Jose Packing Company: March 14, 1890 San Jose Evening News.  "The company desires to put in a switch connecting with the North Side Street Railway, and using that track for some distance, to put in an extension on Fifth Street to its place on Julian street.  This is to be used to transport goods from the factory to the cars of the Southern Pacific Company.  W.H. Wright argued for the company, and W.H. Lorigan represented a number of property owners who argued that granting of the franchise would depreciate the value of property in the vicinity."</ref><ref>
+The company constructed a new state-of-the-art cannery on 11 acres along the [[South Pacific Coast]] railroad tracks in 1893, soon after running into problems getting a railroad spur to the previous site at Fifth and Julian<ref>Extensive Cannery Removal: October 28, 1892 San Jose Evening News.  "It is reported that the San Jose Fruit Packing Company has decided to abandon its extensive buildings occupying a block on North Fifth Street and a site for a new plant to cover 11 acres has been secured near the narrow gauge depot.  Some of the old buildings will be removed to the new site.  The new warehouse, alone, it is understood, will cover several acres."</ref><ref>Want A Track: Opposition to the Application of the San Jose Packing Company: March 14, 1890 San Jose Evening News.  "The company desires to put in a switch connecting with the North Side Street Railway, and using that track for some distance, to put in an extension on Fifth Street to its place on Julian street.  This is to be used to transport goods from the factory to the cars of the Southern Pacific Company.  W.H. Wright argued for the company, and W.H. Lorigan represented a number of property owners who argued that granting of the franchise would depreciate the value of property in the vicinity."</ref><ref>
-Preservation San Jose, [http://www.preservation.org/projects/delmonte3/delmonte3.html Del Monte Plant #3]</ref>.   The manager in 1890 was W.H. Wright, who also licensed a sealed jar for canning in glass<ref>Sunshine Fruit and Flowers, Page 196.</ref>.  Contemporary photos show wooden buildings surrounded by muddy ground, with a house-like structure visible<ref>Sunshine Fruit and Flowers, page 196</ref>.
+Preservation San Jose, [http://www.preservation.org/projects/delmonte3/delmonte3.html Del Monte Plant #3]</ref>.    Construction was still proceeding in 1893, when Joseph Pinard complained about the company refusing to buy his property and erecting a fence on his side of the property line<ref>A Missing Complainant: January 26, 1892 San Jose Evening News.</ref>.
 A San Francisco Call article from 1900 describes a fatal injury in the elevator of the Auzerais Street cannery<ref>Boy Meets Death in an Elevator: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19000817.2.39&srpos=21&e=-------en--20--21--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+cannery----# August 17, 1900 San Francisco Call]</ref>.

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-The company constructed a new state-of-the-art cannery on 11 acres along the [[South Pacific Coast]] railroad tracks in 1891<ref>
+The company constructed a new state-of-the-art cannery on 11 acres along the [[South Pacific Coast]] railroad tracks in 1891 or 1892, soon after running into problems getting a railroad spur to the previous site at Fifth and Julian<ref>Extensive Cannery Removal: October 28, 1892 San Jose Evening News.  "It is reported that the San Jose Fruit Packing Company has decided to abandon its extensive buildings occupying a block on North Fifth Street and a site for a new plant to cover 11 acres has been secured near the narrow gauge depot.  Some of the old buildings will be removed to the new site.  The new warehouse, alone, it is understood, will cover several acres."</ref><ref>Want A Track: Opposition to the Application of the San Jose Packing Company: March 14, 1890 San Jose Evening News.  "The company desires to put in a switch connecting with the North Side Street Railway, and using that track for some distance, to put in an extension on Fifth Street to its place on Julian street.  This is to be used to transport goods from the factory to the cars of the Southern Pacific Company.  W.H. Wright argued for the company, and W.H. Lorigan represented a number of property owners who argued that granting of the franchise would depreciate the value of property in the vicinity."</ref><ref>
 Preservation San Jose, [http://www.preservation.org/projects/delmonte3/delmonte3.html Del Monte Plant #3]</ref>.   The manager in 1890 was W.H. Wright, who also licensed a sealed jar for canning in glass<ref>Sunshine Fruit and Flowers, Page 196.</ref>.  Contemporary photos show wooden buildings surrounded by muddy ground, with a house-like structure visible<ref>Sunshine Fruit and Flowers, page 196</ref>.
 A San Francisco Call article from 1900 describes a fatal injury in the elevator of the Auzerais Street cannery<ref>Boy Meets Death in an Elevator: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19000817.2.39&srpos=21&e=-------en--20--21--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+cannery----# August 17, 1900 San Francisco Call]</ref>.

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	A San Francisco Call article from 1900 describes a fatal injury in the elevator of the Auzerais Street cannery<ref>Boy Meets Death in an Elevator: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19000817.2.39&srpos=21&e=-------en--20--21--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+cannery----# August 17, 1900 San Francisco Call]</ref>.		A San Francisco Call article from 1900 describes a fatal injury in the elevator of the Auzerais Street cannery<ref>Boy Meets Death in an Elevator: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19000817.2.39&srpos=21&e=-------en--20--21--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+cannery----# August 17, 1900 San Francisco Call]</ref>.

		+	U.S. Financial problems in 1894 caused the company to pack only 10% of their crop in 1892. The company blamed unemployment in the east keeping workers from being able to afford their products<ref>Statement from San Jose Fruit Packing Co. over canned fruit tariffs. In U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, [http://books.google.com/books?id=8jTPAAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA3-PA54&ots=PZS06JmRnM&dq=%22warren%20dried%20fruit%20company%22&pg=RA3-PA54#v=onepage&q=%22warren%20dried%20fruit%20company%22&f=false Replies to Tariff Inquiries, Schedule G., Agricultural Products and Provisions].</ref> The company also could not borrow money that year. The company noted that they employed from 200 to 900 people, and that 20% of their labor at the time was skilled. Skilled labor paid $15 a week, ordinary labor, $5 to $12 for a 60 hour work week. 16% of their canned goods were exported.
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		+	The company was a drop-off location for the California Cured Fruit Association in 1900<ref>San Francisco Call</ref>.
	In 1899, the San Jose Fruit Packing company merged into the new [[California Fruit Canners Association]].		In 1899, the San Jose Fruit Packing company merged into the new [[California Fruit Canners Association]].

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 The company constructed a new state-of-the-art cannery on 11 acres along the [[South Pacific Coast]] railroad tracks in 1891<ref>
-[http://www.preservation.org/projects/delmonte3/delmonte3.html Del Monte Plant #3]</ref>.   The manager in 1890 was W.H. Wright, who also licensed a sealed jar for canning in glass.  Contemporary photos show wooden buildings surrounded by muddy ground, with a house-like structure visible<ref>Sunshine Fruit and Flowers, page 196</ref>.
+Preservation San Jose, [http://www.preservation.org/projects/delmonte3/delmonte3.html Del Monte Plant #3]</ref>.   The manager in 1890 was W.H. Wright, who also licensed a sealed jar for canning in glass.  Contemporary photos show wooden buildings surrounded by muddy ground, with a house-like structure visible<ref>Sunshine Fruit and Flowers, page 196</ref>.
-A San Francisco Call article from 1900 describes a fatal injury in the elevator of the Auzerais Street cannery<ref>[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19000817.2.39&srpos=21&e=-------en--20--21--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+cannery----# August 17, 1900 San Francisco Call]</ref>.
+A San Francisco Call article from 1900 describes a fatal injury in the elevator of the Auzerais Street cannery<ref>Boy Meets Death in an Elevator: [http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&cl=search&d=SFC19000817.2.39&srpos=21&e=-------en--20--21--txt-IN-%22san+jose%22+cannery----# August 17, 1900 San Francisco Call]</ref>.
 In 1899, the San Jose Fruit Packing company merged into the new [[California Fruit Canners Association]].
-History San Jose also summarized the history of the San Jose Fruit Packing company<ref>[http://www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife/through-the-years/1872-1916/san-jose-fruit-packing-co.html San Jose Fruit Packing company]</ref>.
+History San Jose also summarized the history of the San Jose Fruit Packing company<ref>San Jose Fruit Packing Company: [http://www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife/through-the-years/1872-1916/san-jose-fruit-packing-co.html Cannery Life: Del Monte in the Santa Clara Valley].</ref>.
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 ! Location !! Years !! Address !! Details
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-| San Jose || 1892 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=North%205th%20Street%20between%20E.%20Julian%20and%20Street%20James,San%20Jose North 5th Street between E. Julian and Street James] ||
+| San Jose || 1875-1892 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=North%205th%20Street%20between%20E.%20Julian%20and%20Street%20James,San%20Jose North 5th Street between E. Julian and Street James] ||
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-| San Jose || 1893 -1899 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Auzerais%20Street,San%20Jose Auzerais Street] ||
+| San Jose || 1893 -1899 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Auzerais%20Street,San%20Jose Auzerais Street] || Often in directories as "San Carlos St. at narrow gauge"
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 [http://www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife/collection/object_details.php?object=412&exhibit=8&ps=48 San Jose Fruit Packing Company (precursor of Del Monte)  Hstory San Jose]
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 [[Category:San Jose]]
 [[Category:Cannery]]