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FORRESTER H. TAYLOR
An enterprising addition to
Stockton’s business circles is F. H. Taylor, manager of the Stockton Milk
Company, who in the short space of two years has been instrumental in building
up a splendid business. Mr. Taylor was born at Oakland, California, February 6,
1898, and after attending the public schools until twelve years old, went to
work delivering milk on his bicycle for the Walnut Grove Creamery of Oakland,
owned by Burroughs Brothers, now one of the largest creameries of the Bay
district, distributing about 5,500 gallons of milk daily. Gaining a thorough knowledge of this line of
work while in their employ, Mr. Taylor came to Stockton in 1921 to start a milk
business of his own. He solicited for
three days before he obtained his first customer, but once established, the
business grew rapidly and he is now the manager of the best-equipped
pasteurized milk plant in central California.
The Stockton Milk Company was organized in 1921 as the Taylor Milk
Company and in 1922 the name was changed to the Stockton Milk Company and
incorporated for $100,000. The president
is B. R. Burroughs, and F. H. Taylor is manager.
The new cement and brick building
occupied by the Stockton Milk Company was erected at the corner of Union and
Oak streets at a cost of $10,000 and opened its doors for business on October
28, 1922. The milk inspector on a recent
visit pronounced it the best equipped plant in the state. It has an excellent system of ventilation, a
complete pasteurizing plant where the milk is heated to 142 degrees and cooled
almost instantly; and an automatic filler and capper for the bottles, with an
hourly capacity of 1,200 bottles. The
company manufactures its own ice and another special feature is the direct
motor shafting, doing away with insanitary belts. Mr. Taylor is deserving of great credit for
the rapid establishment of this business and the company now serves more
individual customers than any other dairy in the city.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1579. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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