Chase and Company

Series 2 documents the business career of Joshua Coffin Chase. The series is divided into five headings: Chase and Company, Business Interests, Citrus Clearinghouse, Trade Associations, and Florida Citrus Exchange. Content is similar to Series 1, but this series appears to be far more complete. Joshua Chase was deeply involved with government agencies and trade organizations and was an advocate for the trade as exemplified in his fight against arsenic spraying. He also showed an interest in experimental ventures such as refrigeration. The files on the Citrus Clearinghouse, Florida Citrus Exchange, the Growers and Shippers League of Florida, and the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association are much more extensive than those in Series 1. The records in this series came from the first accession with the exception of the last box. The contents of that box were found in the second accession and are confined to the years 1929-1931.