A. W. BELL LUMBER COMPANY
Clackamas County
February 24, 1928: "A lumber order has been placed at the A. W. Bell company mill for lumber with which to build a new bridge over Deep Creek, near Boitanos, and work is expected to begin soon." (Eastern Clackamas News)
May 11, 1928: "Things are hustling at the A. W. Bell mill; five cars of dressed lumber were shipped last week to Jimmy Cameron, Portland, besides the other rush of work. Bell has purchased a new Federal truck for the mill." (Eastern Clackamas News)
September 14, 1928: "The A. W. Bell Lumber company mill is cutting 30,000 feet of lumber per day and is selling the greater part of the output to the Copeland company. Logging is being rushed in the Minnie Tietz timber. Willie Fischer is 'high climb' and can 'skin up a tree like a cat' the boys say. The slab wood is sold both locally and in the city." (Clackamas County News)
December 28, 1928: "A. W. Bell has contracted the sawdust at his mill, which is being trucked to the city and sold for use in sawdust furnaces." (Clackamas County News)
May 3, 1929: "Al Edwards of Sandy was seriously injured while working at the Bell Lumber company mill, Saturday. While employed on the rollway Edwards slipped and was caught between two logs, having both hips broken, chest crushed and other injuries. He is at St. Vincent's hospital, in sa dangerous condition." (Clackamas County News)