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'''Olive trees''' were planted on the east end of Santa Cruz Island under the direction of Justinian Caire in the 1880s. Caire’s intent was to make maximum use of the island’s resources. By 1917 olives were still being harvested, and by 1922 picking was abandoned. [See letter book. 1922 abandoned. See Symes.] | '''Olive trees''' were planted on the east end of Santa Cruz Island under the direction of Justinian Caire in the 1880s. Caire’s intent was to make maximum use of the island’s resources. By 1917 olives were still being harvested, and by 1922 picking was abandoned. [See letter book. 1922 abandoned. See Symes.] | ||
Revision as of 03:38, 6 April 2018
Olive trees were planted on the east end of Santa Cruz Island under the direction of Justinian Caire in the 1880s. Caire’s intent was to make maximum use of the island’s resources. By 1917 olives were still being harvested, and by 1922 picking was abandoned. [See letter book. 1922 abandoned. See Symes.]
Map of the Historic Olive Grove, Smugglers Cove, Santa Cruz Island
Olive Information from SCI Company Historic Records at Santa Cruz Island Foundation
In the News~
July 9, 1891 [LAT]: “The olive growers. They meet at San Francisco and organize…The following officers were elected: Elwood Cooper, Santa Barbara, president; John Bidwell, Cuico, vice-president; Justinian Caire, San Francisco, treasurer; B. M. Lelong, San Francisco, secretary…The association will be known as the Olive Growers’ Association of San Francisco…”
July 22, 1892 [SBMP]: “Olive Growers. The Association in Annual Session at San Francisco. President [Elwood] Cooper Re-Elected. San Francisco, July 21. The convention of olive growers opened here today, Ellwood Cooper presiding. In his annual address he urged the necessity of additional legislation for the prevention of the adulteration of olive oil... At a meeting of the directors, Ellwood Cooper was elected President, Frank Kimball Vice-President, Justinian Caire of San Francisco Treasurer, B. M. DeLong of San Francisco Secretary.”
1905: “Grapes, olives, wine, poultry, sheep and wool are shipped in large quantities…” [Sunset Magazine, Another Treaasure Island by Heatherwick Kirk, 1905 (239)
February 14, 1917 [SCICo]: “At Scorpion there are but two men and the cook. They are engaged in picking olives at Smuggler’s and repairing fence.”
