United Fruit Company expansion and banana extraction in Central America (1899-1930)

1. Keith secures long-term Costa Rican railroad-land deal

   Jan 1, 1884Labels: Minor C, Costa Rica

   • Wikipedia

2. United Fruit Company formed by major merger

   Mar 30, 1899Labels: United Fruit, Merger

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

3. UFCO takes Guatemala postal service role

   Jan 1, 1901Labels: United Fruit, Guatemala Postal

   • Wikipedia

4. UFCO builds refrigerated shipping capacity for bananas

   Jan 1, 1903Labels: Refrigerated Shipping, United Fruit

   • UFCO
   • APSNet

5. Guatemala grants railroad and land concessions to UFCO

   Jan 1, 1904Labels: Manuel Estrada, United Fruit

   • Estrada Cabrera
   • Northern Railroad

6. International Railways of Central America incorporated

   Jan 1, 1904Labels: International Railways, Minor C

   • IRCA
   • Northern Railroad

7. Panama disease threatens Gros Michel banana plantations

   Jan 1, 1910Labels: Panama Disease, Gros Michel

   • APSNet
   • UFCO

8. Cuyamel expands in Honduras, intensifying banana-company rivalry

   Jan 1, 1911Labels: Cuyamel Fruit, Honduras

   • Cuyamel
   • UFCO

9. IRCA rail properties consolidated under IRCA name

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: IRCA, Rail Consolidation

   • IRCA ES
   • IRCA

10. UFCO creates Tropical Radio and Telegraph Company

    Jan 1, 1913Labels: Tropical Radio, United Fruit

    • UFCO

11. Colombian strike leads to Banana Massacre

    Dec 6, 1928Labels: Banana Massacre, Colombian Strike

    • Britannica
    • Banana Massacre

12. United Fruit buys Cuyamel, consolidating Honduras operations

    Jan 1, 1929Labels: United Fruit, Cuyamel Acquisition

    • Cuyamel
    • Zemurray

13. By 1930, UFCO dominates regional land and labor systems

    Jan 1, 1930Labels: United Fruit, Regional Dominance

    • UFCO
    • Britannica