AMERICAN BOX COMPANY
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Klamath County - Sprague River
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Continued from: Crater Lake Lumber Company
August 4, 1943: "Crater Lake Lumber company's box factory at Sprague River has been purchased by the American Box corporation of San Francisco, which will conduct box shook manufacturing operation at the east Klamath plant, it was announced Tuesday.
P.M. Cowbrough, former sales manager for the Crater Lake Lumber company, is resident manager of the new operation, and announced the transaction. G.C. Lorenz, head of the Crater Lake Lumber company, confirmed the sale.
Cowbrough said the plant is already employing from 50 to 60 men. An active manufacturing program is planned, using first several million feet of lumber purchased from the Crater Lake Lumber company at Sprague River. The new owners will buy other lumber in the open market for the factory operations later on, and may install more machinery and extend the plant.
The deal included warehouses and planing mill facilities at Sprague River formerly owned by the Crater Lake Lumber company.
Lorenz stated that the Crater Lake mill at Sprague River is being dismantled and the machinery sold. The new program of the American Box corporation, however, will keep Sprague River in the picture as an active industrial community.
O.W. Ludwig, former box factory foreman for Crater Lake, is the new superintendent for American Box." (Herald and News)
P.M. Cowbrough, former sales manager for the Crater Lake Lumber company, is resident manager of the new operation, and announced the transaction. G.C. Lorenz, head of the Crater Lake Lumber company, confirmed the sale.
Cowbrough said the plant is already employing from 50 to 60 men. An active manufacturing program is planned, using first several million feet of lumber purchased from the Crater Lake Lumber company at Sprague River. The new owners will buy other lumber in the open market for the factory operations later on, and may install more machinery and extend the plant.
The deal included warehouses and planing mill facilities at Sprague River formerly owned by the Crater Lake Lumber company.
Lorenz stated that the Crater Lake mill at Sprague River is being dismantled and the machinery sold. The new program of the American Box corporation, however, will keep Sprague River in the picture as an active industrial community.
O.W. Ludwig, former box factory foreman for Crater Lake, is the new superintendent for American Box." (Herald and News)
January 28, 1950: "The American Box factory has been closed due to the power shortage and the snow drifts that made it hard to get lumber from the yards.
Mr. Max Hooper has been busy the past few days with his cat and bulldozer clearing roads for American Box and several residents of Sprague River.
Mr. and Mrs. Opal English and Mr. and Mrs. W. Bifby who have been employed at the American Box factory have moved to Klamath Falls where they have work." (Herald and News)
Mr. Max Hooper has been busy the past few days with his cat and bulldozer clearing roads for American Box and several residents of Sprague River.
Mr. and Mrs. Opal English and Mr. and Mrs. W. Bifby who have been employed at the American Box factory have moved to Klamath Falls where they have work." (Herald and News)
March 18, 1950: "P. M. Cowbrough, resident manager of American Box corporation in Lakeview was a business visitor at the Sprague River plant Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens who are employed by American Box corporation spent the weekend at their home in Klamath Falls." (Herald and News)
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens who are employed by American Box corporation spent the weekend at their home in Klamath Falls." (Herald and News)
April 24, 1950: "The American Box corporation's factory here has been closed and only a few cars of box shook remaining to be loaded out and shipped.
The plant had been in operation for 19 years.
It was established by W. H. Kitts, who moved his factory up from Bonanza to be near a sawmill operated by the Crater Lake Box and Lumber company.
Later that company bought and operated the box factory and added a planing mill.
In 1943 the planing mill was closed and dismantled and the box factory sold to American Box. Lumber for the operation was shipped in to Sprague River.
Twice during the 18 years of its operation the factory was destroyed by fire and rebuilt.
Two men who came to Sprague River with the original factory were still on the job when the last boards were sawed. Owen W. Ludwick was resident manager and Byron M. Welch, mechanic. Welch has been transferred to Lakeview plant." (Herald and News)
The plant had been in operation for 19 years.
It was established by W. H. Kitts, who moved his factory up from Bonanza to be near a sawmill operated by the Crater Lake Box and Lumber company.
Later that company bought and operated the box factory and added a planing mill.
In 1943 the planing mill was closed and dismantled and the box factory sold to American Box. Lumber for the operation was shipped in to Sprague River.
Twice during the 18 years of its operation the factory was destroyed by fire and rebuilt.
Two men who came to Sprague River with the original factory were still on the job when the last boards were sawed. Owen W. Ludwick was resident manager and Byron M. Welch, mechanic. Welch has been transferred to Lakeview plant." (Herald and News)
May 25, 1950: "A crew of men has been busy the past three weeks tearing down part of the building that houses the American Box factory here. The OK transfer of Klamath Falls hauled two loads of trusses to Lakeview this week. The rest of the buildings will be moved later. They will be erected there to be used by the American Box company." (Herald and News)