Life in Hermosillo
The origin of the Friedman Bag Company was in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
How they got to Hermosillo
2014 Railroad System of Mexico
Historical Data
Leaving Hermosillo - US or Palestine?
Translation of the Yiddish Letter above:
From:
The Zionist Management in the Land of Israel
Telegraph Destination; ZIONICOM
Department of Commerce and Industry
No. 1086/744/b
Jerusalem, in the Month of Chesban, in the Year Tuff Raish Pay” Dalid
22.10. 23
Mr. Harry L. Friedman
Hermosilla
Honorable Sir,
The Zionist Organization in America has sent us a copy of your letter, in which we have the honor to give you a concise answer.
(1). With capital of 20,000 dollars one can build a whole row of industries, and those that are indicated below are the most important and secure ones.
1)Manufacturing of gifs [?] in Haifa.
It is self-evident that I accept that you have 20,000 Amerikanish dollars, which is now the equivalent of 4415 English pound sterling. If you mean Mexican dollars this comes 2081 pound sterling.
2) As we’ve figured out, with 20,000 dollars one can open up a whole lot. It is self-evident that with 20-40 thousand dollars one can make even more.
3) The sum of 20,000 dollars is in my estimation not enough for a clothing factory. A shirt manufacture, which still doesn’t exist in the land, can be established with this sum of money.
4) 20,000 is enough to open up a soap factory and
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a medium sized misshtab [?], but I would not advise you to do this because the competition is great – there are many people involved in this endeavor.
If you should decide to choose one of these enumerated industries and to settle down here, please write to me ASAP when you’re deciding to come.
Hoikhachtingsfil [?]
Nakhum Tishby
Secretary of Commerce and Industry
The Saltzman’s lived and worked with the Friedmans in Hermosillo, Mexico. See photos above.
Google Translation of Above letter:
Dear Sirs and Friends:
We are sending you attached a money order to Mexico in the amount of pesos, in payment for 6 Zarapes de Labor at 17.00 pesos each…102.00 plus stamps by postal certificate…4.19 – 106.19
less 2% for immediate payment, before 90 days 2.12 – 104.07 pesos.
Please credit the account of J. Barsky with this amount, in whose name your Invoice #68 was issued, dated August 4th.
We are yours. Affirmative friends and Yours. Yours.
S. Friedman
By:
Timeline of Hermosillo
In Progress
1913 – Sol and Sam Friedman and the Lichts arrive in Galveston and take train to SF
1913-191? – they worked at the Ames Harris Neville Bag factory at 22nd and Protrero Ave, SF, then set up in business for themselves
1915 – Max Kibrick leaves San Francisco, settling in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and establishes a dry goods business (The Three B’s)
191? Sam joins Max Kibrick in Hermosillo, Sol continues in San Francisco with burlap bag enterprise
1916 – Sol bought up old newspapers and sent them to Sam and Max for wrapping products in their store
1917 – Mexico banned the import of newspapers
1918 – Sol joined Sam and Max in Hermosillo
1918 – the 3 opened a new store for Sol to run…then that business merged with 3 B’s.
1919 – started manufacturing durable work clothes.
1920 – end of Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)
1920 – September – Izik Spector crosses Dniester River into Romania – Anya follows soon after and Avraham born on 27 Oct 1920 in Romania. Rest of family crosses river into Romania.
1921 – Israel and rest of FRiedmans sail to VeraCruz from Antwerp (Israel, Dina, Itzik Spector, Anya, Avraham Spector, Simon, Clara, Harry, Morris, Polya and David Gologorsky) traveling with 10 members of the Kibrick family
1922-? started making soap and other products, cancles, baskets
1923 – Les Tres B’s sold to the Barsky’s and Saltzmans
1923 – The Kibricks were able to get visas but Friedman’s paper work not in order
1923 – Itzik and Anya settled in Los Angeles
1923 – Kibricks settled in Manhattan along with Simon Friedman
1926 – October – Simon Friedman marries Ann Kibrick
1927 – Friedman Bag Co. founded
1927 – September – Sol married Eva Lipson
1928 – January – Sol got his visa
1930 Sam got his visa – in the meantime both Sol and Sam made many trips to Los Angeles
1930 – the great depression
1930 – Morris married Fay Miller
1931 – Harry married Fanya Wax
1931 – Clara Friedman marries Morris Friedman SF