Oral history interview with Fred W. Hoover [electronic resource], 1975

Biographical Note

Executive vice president and general manager.

Scope and Contents

Army experience in inventory control, procurement, in Japan; impressions of General MacArthur, evaluation of army operations, Pacific; plant manager for Carnation Company: initiation of Carnation's self-manufacture of cans; duties as assistant to Thomas Fogarty, Continental Can; investigation of Hazel-Atlas operations; rehabilitation and sale of Hazel-Atlas; handling of anti-trust suit; establishment of consumer products division for Continental Can; Conoplan; beverage can business; extruded wall iron vs drawn and wall iron cans; reorganization of Metal Division, effects; evaluation of future of Metal Operations.

Subjects

• Antitrust law.
• Consolidation and merger of corporations.
• Containers.
• Continental Can Company.
• Executives--Interviews.
• Hoover, Fred W.--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Manufacturing processes.
• Nackman, Mark E., interviewer.
• Oral histories.
• World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies.