& Woolfolk, a partnership which formed the nucleus of the 
present corporation. 
In the decade prior to 1919, Crutchfield & Woolfolk had 
established themselves, without question, as the leading 
factors in the produce trade of Pittsburgh district. They had 
developed around their Pittsburgh organization a national 
distributing service, drawing supplies of perishables from 
producing areas and giving them a wide distribution over the 
entire country. Finally, they had been very active in pro- 
Packing “Blue Goose” Tomatoes at plant of 
American Fruit Growers, Inc., at Fullerton California. 
moting the organization of the fruit and vegetable industry 
at various points; specially the citrus industry in Florida, 
the cantaloupe industry in California, Arizona, and Colorado, 
and the apple industry in the east and northwest. They were 
the first private concern to extensively develop the use of 
advertised brands for perishable food products. 
In 1919 the partnership, recognizing the insistent demand 
for better and more economical distribution, and being keenly