PEARCE CANNERY

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.