The Marlo Cannery in Decoto was founded in 1930 as Hooden Food. In 1946, the name was changed to Pearce Cannery under the management of a former Hayward cannery executive, Jos Pearce. The Jos Pearce Canning Company brought prosperity to Alameda County; 350 men and women worked for Jos Pearce. Peaches came from Modesto and Merced; tomatoes from Alvarado, Decoto, Hayward, Fremont, Centerville, Niles and Warm Springs. The canning factory stopped operation in 1945.
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