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  James Dole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dole was a cousin of Sanford B. Dole, President of the Republic of Hawaii.
James Dole was born on September 27, 1877 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
Dole is buried at Makawao, Hawaii on the island of Maui.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Dole   (861 words)

  
 Dole Food Profile - NYJobSource.com
Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen foods, and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research.
Dole owns or leases approximately 120,000 acres of land worldwide, over 50 processing, ripening and distribution centers, and the largest dedicated refrigerated containerized shipping fleet in the world, comprising 22 ships and approximately 11,500 refrigerated containers.
After Dole began an innovative campaign of advertising with recipes in ladies magazines, the popularity of the fruit increased and was sought by households throughout the U.S. James Dole made the name 'Hawaiian' almost synonymous with 'pineapple'.
nyjobsource.com /dole.html   (778 words)

  
 Dole, Sanford Ballard. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The application of the revolutionists for annexation to the United States was refused by President Cleveland, who, after sending James H. Blount to investigate, demanded the restoration of the queen.
Dole’s reply, in which he defended the revolution and denied Cleveland’s right to interfere, was one of his ablest papers.
Dole was appointed first governor of the Territory of Hawaii in 1900.
www.bartleby.com /65/do/Dole-San.html   (273 words)

  
 James Dole biography .ms (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
James Dole, formally James Drummond Dole and nicknamed the Pineapple King (September 27, 1877-May 1958), was a United States industrialist who developed the pineapple industry in Hawaii and established the Hawaiian Pineapple Company.
Dole retired in 1948, only a few years after introducing the first product to actually bear his name, canned Dole pineapple juice.
In 1991, the original Dole Cannery closed its operations and was transformed into a multi-purpose facility with media studios, conference rooms and ballrooms.
james-dole.biography.ms.cob-web.org:8888   (738 words)

  
 Dole Plantation - Hawaii's Complete Pineapple Experience - Pineapple Express - James
James Dole wasn't the first person to grow pineapple in Hawaii, but he was certainly the most influential.
So, in 1922, James Dole bought the island of Lanai and converted it from a cactus-covered island with 150 people into the largest pineapple plantation in the world with 20,000 pineapple-producing acres and over a thousand pineapple workers and their families.
James Drummond Dole passed away in 1958 at the age of 80.
www.dole-plantation.com /Train/james.aspx   (391 words)

  
 The Honolulu Advertiser | Celebrating 150 Years
James Drummond Dole's transformation from pastor's son in Jamaica Plain, Mass., to "Pineapple King" in the dusty plains of Wahiawa may be remarkable in the eyes of history, but it was not entirely unpredictable.
It did not hurt that his cousin was Sanford Dole, the businessman who had been part of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy and assumed the role of president of the Republic of Hawai'i.
James D. Dole said he realized early on that the 60 acres of land he had purchased in Wahiawa was "better adapted to pineapples than to peas, pigs or potatoes."
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /150/sesq2dole   (329 words)

  
 Dole | Company Info | About / Dole Mission | History
The territory of Hawaii is established and Sanford Dole, cousin of James Dole, is appointed first Governor of the new territory.
James Dole becomes known as "The Pineapple King," because he was able to successfully grow and harvest this crop that had failed so many others.
Dole packs 1,893 cases of canned pineapple and is on his way to establishing one of the major brand names in the food industry, as recognizable as any household food brand in the world today.
www.dole.com /CompanyInfo/About/Timeline/2.jsp   (338 words)

  
 Welkom to the FeshPlaza.
Dole Food Company, Inc. says it confirmed last year that it is the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables.
Dole Food Company is the world's largest fruit company that produces and sells fresh fruits and vegetables in the Philippines, the United States and South America.
Dole is also committed to studying the latest consumer trends according to different regions of the world, and developing the right products at its three RandD centers in the Philippines, Latin America and the United States.
www.freshplaza.com /2005/13jun/2_kr_dolediet.htm   (898 words)

  
 Jody Dole Studio
Dole first exhibited that passion for a Smirnoff campaign in 1990 that would catapult him from working as a photo agent and line producer only two years before to gaining a global clientele who clamor for his unique style.
For Dole, the technology available to the professional photographer must be utilized in a way that does not diminish the role of creativity from the process.
Dole's combination of artistic and commercial photographs will continue to push the boundaries of advertising into the future while the photographer keeps a keen eye on the past.
www.jodydole.com /photoinsider.html   (1694 words)

  
 Anna Van Santvoort Dole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In July 1767, she married newcomer James Dole at the Albany Dutch church.
James Dole and his wife lived on Albany's Southside where he had a grocery and drygoods store opposite Richard Cartwright's inn and tavern.
Dole was a loyalist and was arrested, imprisoned, and ultimately banished from Albany.
www.nysm.nysed.gov /albany/bios/vs/anvsvoort6713.html   (282 words)

  
 The Nation - Selected Feature
James Wholey, Dole's administrative assistant in 1989, has not returned phone calls seeking comment.
Indeed, given the unusual intervention against the Indian oil probe by Dole, Kassebaum, Nickles and Boren, they could be dubbed the Koch Oil Four, much as five senators who went to bat for corrupt savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating in the mid-1980s became known as the Keating Five.
After Dole helped Koch Industries obtain the real-estate exemption, the Kochs made their first personal contribution to a Dole campaign, according to Federal Election Commission data.
www.mediatransparency.org /reprints/bobdolekoch.htm   (4174 words)

  
 Dole Air Race - 1927
It was a bright and thrilling adventure – the daring conquest of the Pacific by pioneers of the air.
No one knew that the Dole Flight story, when it was all done, would be a classic of irony, of courage and folly, or valiant imprudence and of tragedy.
Dole aficionados called her a "stack of wheats," because of her three-layer appearance.
www.sfmuseum.org /hist10/27dolerace.html   (2226 words)

  
 Excite -
James Dole, a Harvard graduate who sailed to Hawaii to try his hand at selling tropical fruits, began his pineapple empire by canning Hawaiian pineapples and selling them to the mainland early in the 20th century.
Dole's Hawaiian Pineapple Company was later acquired by Hawaii agricultural firm Castle & Cook, a company that has recently changed its name back to Dole Food.
Just when Dole thought that bananas were its only safe bet, the fruit fates decided to play a prank.
www1.excite.com /home/careers/company_profile/0,15623,1313,00.html   (485 words)

  
 Pineapple fields forever: Dole Plantation continues to whip up pineapple-themed delights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
While on the train, visitors are told the story of James Dole, founder of Dole Fruits, and witness the beautiful vista of Oahu’s North Shore.
She said she chose the Dole Plantation as one of the attractions to visit because it was one her family had heard a lot about.
Dole Plantation is located at 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway in Wahiawa, on the North Shore.
www.blackanthem.com /News/military_2005110611.html   (651 words)

  
 Local: Dole Visit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Dole spoke from a podium bearing a sign that read ``It's Your Money.'' ``You're going to get the tax cut if I get elected, and I'm going to get elected, so you're going to get it,'' the former U.S. Senate majority leader told the crowd.
Dole was introduced Wednesday by Republican U.S. Sen. Connie Mack, who said Dole is traveling across America to talk about ``common sense solutions.'' Jerry Gerde, chairman of the Bay County Republican Party, said Dole's home town of Russell, Kan., is similar to Bay County in that its residents take care of each other.
People in the crowd cited Dole's character as their reason for attending the rally and for supporting Dole.
www.newsherald.com /LOCAL/DOLEINET.HTM   (558 words)

  
 Dole®! - FAQs
The Dole® Plantation is a visitors' center with a variety garden featuring 21 types of pineapple from all over the world.
Yes, Dole® 100% Pineapple Juice shows country of origin because all of the juice is imported.
The Dole® brand is licensed from the Dole® Food Company in the United States by the Duo Juice Company.
www.dolejuice.com /FAQs   (1485 words)

  
 James Dole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
At the outbreak of hostilities in 1775, Dole managed to avoid trouble - subscribing for the relief of Ticonderoga and selling goods to the "public store" at Fort George in August 1776.
Two months past his sixty-first birthday, James Dole died in August 1803 and was buried from St. Peter's church.
Sources: The life of James Dole is CAP biography number 7874.
www.nysm.nysed.gov /albany/bios/d/jadole7874.html   (416 words)

  
 Dole Cannery - About Us
Dole Cannery is deeply ingrained in the history of Hawaii.
James Dole, "The Pineapple King," began what became known as the Dole Pineapple Company, one of the largest pineapple distributors in the world.
The Dole Cannery played an integral role in the company’s success as it gave Dole the ability to pack and ship pineapple to broad overseas markets.
www.dole-cannery.com /AboutUs/aboutus.htm   (233 words)

  
 The Official James Web Site : James Biography (page 1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Their debut album 'Stutter' in 1986 and 'Strip Mine' two years later established the basic guitar-driven James sound and marked Tim out as a provocative lyricist and an emotive singer, but they found the label unsympathetic and unsupportive.
Many bands would have folded, instead James volunteered as human guinea pigs in medical tests at a local hospital and used the cash to release 'One Man Clapping', a rather fine live album on their own label, which included an early version of 'Sit Down'.
The Manchester scene was in full swing and, together with the Stone Roses and the Happy Mondays, James suddenly found themselves at its apex, hailed as the saviours of British rock music.
www.jamestheband.com /info/2002bio.cfm   (454 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The pineapple king had a cousin by the name of Sanford B. Dole, president of the Republic of Hawaii and later governor of the Territory of Hawaii.
By 1932 the company had dropped in value to just $2.5 million and Dole, the millionaire pineapple king, was forced into a token role in the company.
James Dole, who left his name on store shelves around the world, died May 14, 1958, at age 80.
starbulletin.com /1999/09/30/news/story6.html   (317 words)

  
 Welcome to Dole   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
James Dole starts cultivating pineapples on Hawaii and establishes the firm "Hawaiian Pineapple Company".
Dole is used as a brand name on tinned pineapple and for pineapple juice for the first time.
Dole brand bananas are sold alongside the Cabana and Del Oro brands for the first time.
www.dole.de /en/unternehmen/historie/content1.html   (279 words)

  
 Dole | Company Info | About / Dole Mission | History
Today, Dole Food Company's worldwide team of growers, packers, processors, shippers and employees is committed to consistently providing safe, high quality fruit, vegetables and food products, along with fresh cut flowers, while protecting the environment in which its products are grown and processed.
James Dole's dedication to quality is still the company's top priority.
It is a commitment solidly backed by comprehensive programs for food safety, stringent quality control measures, nutrition education programs, state-of-the-art production and transportation technologies, continuous improvement through research and innovation, scientific crop protection programs, and dedication to the safety of our workers, communities and the environment.
www.dole.com /CompanyInfo/About/History.jsp   (342 words)

  
 StarBulletin.com | Travel | /2005/12/25/
The Dole Pineapple water tank, erected in 1927 at the Dole Cannery in Iwilei, got a new coat of green and yellow paint in 1968.
In case you're wondering, James Dole, "The Pineapple King," was indeed related to Hawaiian Republic president Sanford Dole, being his Massachusetts-born cousin.
As a student, James began saving his money, and when he had $16,240, he moved to Hawaii and created a financial empire and one of the greatest agricultural businesses in the world.
starbulletin.com /2005/12/25/travel/story02.html   (381 words)

  
 JAMES DRUMMOND DOLE: ENTREPRENEUR
Following my inclination toward an agricultural pursuit and the lure of Hawaii, then recently annexed to the United States, I landed in Honolulu on November 16, 1899; and within two weeks found the town quarantined for six months by an outbreak of bubonic plague.
And his name is still associated with pineapples, not only with Dole Hawaii, which packs 225,000 tons, but with Dole Thailand, which packs 200,000 tons of fruit per year and Dole Philippines, which packs 380,000 tons.
The Story of James Dole by Richard Dole and Elizabeth Dole Porteus (Aiea, Hawai'i: Island Hertiage Publishing, 1990).
www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/dole.html   (1370 words)

  
 No. 1937: Flying to Hawaii
Four days later James Dole, the pineapple king, announced his own 25,000-dollar prize for the first person to fly from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii.
So Dole turned his offer into a race, and it would not begin until August 12th, when the airplanes might be ready.
Dole tried to lure Lindbergh into the race but he failed.
www.uh.edu /admin/engines/epi1937.htm   (594 words)

  
 The Boston Historical Society and Museum
The Rev. Charles Fletcher Dole (1845-1927) served for more than forty years as pastor of the First Unitarian Church in Jamaica Plain.
His son, James Drummond Dole (1877-1958), studied agriculture at Harvard's Bussey Institute (now the Arnold Arboretum).
He traveled to the Sandwich Islands in 1901, where he is credited with establishing the Hawaiian pineapple industry.
www.bostonhistory.org /m_jamaica.php   (784 words)

  
 Hawaiian Collection, Special Collections, UHML
The largest of the pineapple companies, Hawaiian Pine, was established in 1901 at Wahiawa, Oahu, by James D. Dole.
The company's name was changed to Dole Corporation, today Dole Foods, and in 1961 merged with Castle and Cook.
Records in the archives span the years 1901-1988, years when pineapple as a signature product of Hawaii, touched the lives of many individuals who worked in the fields and the canneries.
www2.hawaii.edu /~speccoll/hawaiidole.html   (283 words)

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