Every so often while researching, a story unrelated to my search catches my eye. Such was the case with an article relating to the National Biscuit Company.
The National Biscuit Company was formed in 1898, upon the merger of the New York Biscuit Co, the American Biscuit and Manufacturing Co., and the Richmond Steam Bakery.
By the 1920s, many grocery ads in the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram were advertising its wide variety of cookie and cracker products.
In 1913, the company sought a much larger site after having outgrown its warehouse and sample room space in the Holyoke Machine Shop building at 472-474 Main St. Holyoke City Directories show the company remained at this address from 1908-1918 and did not appear in future directories.
In 1927, the National Biscuit Co. announced it would not build a $5 million plant in Holyoke. The plant was to produce the containers for its products and would have employed hundreds. The Holyoke Water Power Company had offered 30 acres of land across from Holyoke Cord Tire & Rubber Co., which was located at 728 Main Street. The proposed area later became the Springdale Industrial Park.
Sources of news articles and information:
Newspapers.com (paid subscription): Citations: Holyoke (Massachusetts) Transcript & Transcript-Telegram; publication dates are shown.
Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke, Massachusetts, City Directories.
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