A. F. COATS LUMBER COMPANY
Tillamook County - Tillamook
Mill purchased from Tillamook Lumber & Manufacturing Company - 1913
August 26, 1913: "Another fire scare took place last Saturday when fire caught in the roof of the Dahlgren photograph gallery. The fire was discovered in time and put out before any damage to speak of was done. This is the third time that fire has started in that locality this summer, and it is thought they were started from sparks coming from the smokestack of the Coates Lumber Co. sawmill, the smokestack not being properly hooded. An endeavor has been made to have the company attend to the matter and see that a spark catcher is placed on the smoke stack but to no avail. The company should look after this matter at once and not let another day pass without giving the public the protection due it. We all realize what a calamity it would be should we be stricken with a bad fir, and it seems that the Coates Lumber Company is taking undue liberties in not having their smoke stacks properly hooded." (Tillamook Herald)
November 14, 1913: "O. A. Schultz manager of the A. F. Coates Lumber Co., left on Thursday morning for Portland where he will confer with MR. Coates in regard to business matters in connection with the mill here. It will be decided at the meeting as to whether the mill will continue to run this winter." (Tillamook Herald)
March 10, 1914: "A. S. Coats of Seattle, principal owner of the Coats Lumber Mill, of this city, was in town the first of the week accompanied by his wife. While here Mr. Coats looked over the proposition of building another dry kiln across the slough from the mill and authorized the same. This new improvement means the expenditure of about $5000." (Tillamook Herald)
August 14, 1914: "The Coats Lumber Co. mill started up this morning for a two days run. We understand that as soon as we get a good rain the company will start its logging camps, and the mill will resume regular operations, regardless of Bro. Baker's Democratic times." (Tillamook Herald)
January 29, 1915: "The Coates Lumber Co., has a pile driver at work laying the foundation for a new dry kiln, on the south side of the slough near the saw mill."
"A. F. Coats of Aberdeen, Wash., the head of the A. F. Coats Lumber Co., of this city, arrived here this week for the purpose of inspecting properties here." (Tillamook Herald)
"A. F. Coats of Aberdeen, Wash., the head of the A. F. Coats Lumber Co., of this city, arrived here this week for the purpose of inspecting properties here." (Tillamook Herald)
November 9, 1915: "On Monday morning the Coats saw mill started on a prolonged run with a full crew of men. This mill is capable of cutting 50,000 feet in ten hours. We understand that it is quite possible that this mill will work a double crew after the first of the year. The Coats Mill means much for Tillamook. This company has spent a great deal of money here. Their three miles of logging road on Bewley Creek has cost considerable money and their logging operations from now on will employ considerable labor." (Tillamook Herald)
December 10, 1915: "It begins to look as if Tillamook is going to have better times and better filled dinner pails than she has experienced for the past eighteen months. We have been informed that the A. F. Coats Lumber Co. has just scaled up in its boom recently a million feet of logs that have been driven out of Bewley Creek and that their new logging railroad will soon be bringing logs to tidewater on the Tillamook River. This company is to be congratulated over the prospects for a resumption of their milling operations for they have certainly had a period of most discouraging times. In the face of all this they have expended in the city and county of Tillamook during the past four months a very large sum of money in the way of mill improvements as well as their logging operations. While they have been running at intervals for the past few months they are now just in shape to begin to operate steadily and contemplate running over-time provided they can dispose of their wood to advantage. We all certainly want to see the mill go ahead and whatever any one do to assist the company to operate steadily will accrue to his own benefit as well as that of the city at large. A large percentage of the mill output is shipped outside to points in the middle west and as far as Pennsylvania, but the local consumption of lumber and fuel is a great assistance in rounding out the revenues of the mill so that it can run at a profit. If you are contemplating a new house or barn or need fuel give them a chance to figure with you and thus help keep the wheels of industry turning. Every carload of lumber shipped brings dollars to Tillamook and that is what we want to make our city prosperous and happy." (Tillamook Herald)
December 14, 1915: "The Coats Lumber Co. mill at Tillamook will soon be running night and day." (Tillamook Herald)
May 9, 1918: “Everett Parner Jeffery, 22 years of age, was killed at the A. F. Coats Lumber company's camp near Tillamook, a tree falling on him. He was born in Medford, Or., and was registered in class 1 for the draft. He had no known relatives.” (The Glendale News)
November 22, 1929: "Having a large supply of logs in the river, which will keep the A. F. Coats Lumber Co.'s saw and pulp wood mills running for several months, the logging camp is closed down until about the 15th of January. This throws quite a number of men out of employment until operations start up again." (Wheeler Reporter)