This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Banana Trust And Its Machinery
A portrait of the Banana Trust, headed by United Fruit Company, detailing its fleet of 76 ships including modern twin screw vessels and Norwegian tramps, wage disparities between American and Norwegian crews, and the transit of bananas through Mobile New Orleans and other ports to northern cities. It explains loading into trains, refrigeration, and the rapid delivery times, plus notes on banana ripening and safety factors. The piece also touches on related topics from divorce debates and fishery issues in Hawaii to labor and settlement observations by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fruit Company
New Orleans
Mobile
Trinum
Banana Trust
Central America
West Indies
Mobile and
Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
Southern
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Bocas del Torre
Panama
Trust
United States
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Capt. Parsons
Mr. Crichton-Browne
Jamaica
Canary Islands