100 Years of Boswell

Chapter 2

The Company

The year was 1925 . . . a time when the world looked very different from today.

In Nome, Alaska, a heroic relay of dogsled teams raced through the harsh winter to deliver diphtheria serum, saving countless village children. This incredible event later inspired the modern Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Meanwhile, Prohibition was in full swing, and World War I had ended just seven years earlier.

Calvin Coolidge made history as the first US president to have his inauguration speech broadcast over the radio. In Tennessee, John T. Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution, sparking a nationwide debate on science and education. That same year, Walter Chrysler launched the Chrysler Corporation, setting the stage for a revolution in the automobile industry. And in the very first NFL Championship Game, the Chicago Bears triumphed over the Chicago Cardinals.

Everyday life looked a little different too: a loaf of bread cost just nine cents, a dozen eggs went for fifty-five cents, and you could fill up your gas tank for twenty cents a gallon.

It was a time of change and innovation, and the J. G. Boswell Company was part of that story. Founded as a California corporation on October 13, 1925, what started as a small cotton-merchandising company with operations in California and Arizona would, over the next one hundred years, grow into an industry-leading grower and processor with customers around the world.

What a journey it has been!

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