H. R. CRANE LUMBER COMPANY
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Klamath County - Bly
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April 16, 1931: “H.A. Crane of the Klamath Pine Lumber company was here Saturday making arrangements to install a sawmill which he has recently purchased. The mill is of the band saw type with a daily capacity of about 30,000 feet. It is expected that the mill will be in operation sometime before May 1 and will employ about 60 men.” (The Bly Bulletin)
April 30, 1931: "H.R. Crane, of this city, has leased a site adjoining the town of Bly on the north, where he will locate his electrically driven portable band sawmill.
Crane expects to operate his mill this season with a crew of about 40 men, and will cut approximately 4,000,000 feet of timber." (The Klamath News)
Crane expects to operate his mill this season with a crew of about 40 men, and will cut approximately 4,000,000 feet of timber." (The Klamath News)
April 30, 1931: “A tract on the W.T. Garrett ranch about midway between the ranch buildings and the stockyards has been chosen as the site of the sawmill which H.A. Crane will operate here during the summer.
Mr. Crane and Mr. Garrett were in Lakeview Monday in conference with the Miller Brothers of that city closing a lease on the property. Mr. Crane returned to Klamath Falls but is expected here within a few days to complete arrangements for the excavation of the mill pond and the erection of the mill.
The mill is of the band saw type with a daily capacity of about 40,000 feet. Mr. Crane states that about 25 men will be employed to start but that more will likely be added as the season advances.” (The Bly Bulletin)
Mr. Crane and Mr. Garrett were in Lakeview Monday in conference with the Miller Brothers of that city closing a lease on the property. Mr. Crane returned to Klamath Falls but is expected here within a few days to complete arrangements for the excavation of the mill pond and the erection of the mill.
The mill is of the band saw type with a daily capacity of about 40,000 feet. Mr. Crane states that about 25 men will be employed to start but that more will likely be added as the season advances.” (The Bly Bulletin)
May 14, 1931: “Work began Wednesday morning on the pond for the H.A. Crane sawmill near the stockyards. Clarence Dumm, Wayne Hanan, Jim McMillan and several other men and teams are busy excavating. More men will be employed next week it is said and the mill is expected to be in operation by the last week of the present month.” (The Bly Bulletin)
May 21, 1931: “Work is progressing nicely on the pond for the Crane sawmill and it is expected that work on the mill itself will begin in the near future. The town is beginning to fill with families who will be connected with the new enterprise and most available homes have already been rented.” (The Bly Bulletin)
May 28, 1931: “Several employes of the Crane sawmill have moved into town during the past week.
Work on the pond was completed last week and a crew of men with tractors have been busy building roads in the woods. Two car loads of machinery for the mill arrived Wednesday and it is being installed as rapidly as possible and actual production should begin in a very short time.” (The Bly Bulletin)
Work on the pond was completed last week and a crew of men with tractors have been busy building roads in the woods. Two car loads of machinery for the mill arrived Wednesday and it is being installed as rapidly as possible and actual production should begin in a very short time.” (The Bly Bulletin)
June 12, 1931: “The installation of the H.A. Crane sawmill on its site on the Garrett ranch, near the railway stockyards is practically completed and everything is in readiness for a trial run within the next day or two. The mill is of the 'portable band saw' type, a new departure among sawmills, and the result of its initial tryout is being watched with great interest by lumber manufacturers all over the coast region. It is the invention of a veteran sawmill operator and was manufactured in Seattle. It is said that it will be of immense value to the logging industry if Mr. Crane finds it practical in what will be practically its first test under actual working conditions.
Mr. Crane plans to operate for the present with about 25 men with a daily output of around 20,000 feet. This, however, is far short of the actual capacity of the mill and production can be increased whenever it is considered necessary or advisable.
This youngest industry of Bly's has already left its mark on the general aspect of the town, having added about 12 new families with more coming.” (The Bly Bulletin)
Mr. Crane plans to operate for the present with about 25 men with a daily output of around 20,000 feet. This, however, is far short of the actual capacity of the mill and production can be increased whenever it is considered necessary or advisable.
This youngest industry of Bly's has already left its mark on the general aspect of the town, having added about 12 new families with more coming.” (The Bly Bulletin)
June 14, 1931: "Crane Mills, Inc., started operations at Bly Friday, with a crew of 25 men. This number includes both those employed in logging operations and in the saw mill.
Officials of the company said Saturday that they had orders enough ahead to utilize their output.
Crane Mills, Inc., has a daily capacity of 40,000 feet of lumber." (The Klamath News)
Officials of the company said Saturday that they had orders enough ahead to utilize their output.
Crane Mills, Inc., has a daily capacity of 40,000 feet of lumber." (The Klamath News)
December 22, 1931: "The Crane Lumber company portable mill at Bly began operations last week, putting about 20 men to work in the mill in addition to two logging camp crews.
Since the mill closed down about three months ago the lumber stacked in the mill yards has been sold, allowing operations to be resumed." (The Klamath News)
Since the mill closed down about three months ago the lumber stacked in the mill yards has been sold, allowing operations to be resumed." (The Klamath News)
April 29, 1933: "H. R. Crane's mill at Bly and his logging camp are operating steadily." (The Klamath News)
September 24, 1935: "Adam Kagan was given a sentence of one year in the penitentiary Tuesday morning by Circuit Judge E.B. Ashurst.
Kagan was accused of larceny in a shop, and he pleaded guilty. He stole a belt from the Crane mill at Bly, and used part of the leather for repairing a shoe.
Attorney J.C. O'Neill urged leniency for Kagan. He said he had no criminal record, had worked for years in this county, and was willing to work out the price of the belt for the Crane Lumber company." (The Evening Herald)
Kagan was accused of larceny in a shop, and he pleaded guilty. He stole a belt from the Crane mill at Bly, and used part of the leather for repairing a shoe.
Attorney J.C. O'Neill urged leniency for Kagan. He said he had no criminal record, had worked for years in this county, and was willing to work out the price of the belt for the Crane Lumber company." (The Evening Herald)
March 14, 1936: "Following announcement Thursday that Crane Lumber company would begin seasonal activities early next week, several logging and lumbering operations in this territory reported that they are getting in line for a heavy season.
Crane Lumber company will begin operation of its mills at Bly and North Fork Monday. Truckers will not be able to start immediately, but about 70 men will be at work in mill and woods next week." (The Klamath News)
Crane Lumber company will begin operation of its mills at Bly and North Fork Monday. Truckers will not be able to start immediately, but about 70 men will be at work in mill and woods next week." (The Klamath News)
April 11, 1936: "Metlar Brothers are building a re-manufacturing plant at Bly. The plant will operate in connection with the Crane Lumber company's planing mill. This is one of several new industrial developments in the Bly sector." (The Evening Herald)
December 20, 1938: "John B. Stocking,36, Bly log truck driver, was instantly killed Monday afternoon when he was caught under a load of logs he was dumping at the Crane Lumber company.
According to fellow workmen, Stockings was under the bed of his truck trailer outfit to unhook the chains to unload the logs. No one saw the accident happen but it is believed that Stocking's clothing caught in a chain and he was dragged under the logs as they rolled from the truck." (The Evening Herald)
According to fellow workmen, Stockings was under the bed of his truck trailer outfit to unhook the chains to unload the logs. No one saw the accident happen but it is believed that Stocking's clothing caught in a chain and he was dragged under the logs as they rolled from the truck." (The Evening Herald)
June 18, 1940: "Madelon Crane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Crane, who is home from Oregon State college for the summer months, has left for Bly where she will do secretarial work at the Crane Lumber company for several months. She plans to return to Corvallis in the fall." (The Klamath News)
December 22, 1940: "Harold Crane of the Crane mills has had his logging road heavily graveled to facilitate logging operations which he expects to last all winter." (The Klamath News)
June 19, 1942: "Freddy Kohler is driving a logging truck for Crane." (Herald and News)
November 5, 1942: "H. R. Crain is building a new dry kiln here at his lumber mill in Bly. He purchased the kiln from the Adams and Rentle Lumber company of Lakeview. It is being torn down and trucked here to be rebuilt again. It will join Crain's other kiln and its construction is already well under way." (Herald and News)
January 11, 1943: "H. R. Crane has completed his dry kiln that was trucked over from Lakeview. It is now being used to help step up production." (Herald and News)
January 30, 1946: "Sale of the Crane Mills, Inc., lumbering operations at Bly in eastern Klamath county to the Spangler Lumber company, a new name in the industry here, was announced today.
The new owners of the mill are William Spangler and Loren Palmerton, well known local lumbermen, and Don Weidler, Chicago. These men are also interested in the Palmerton Lumber company and other operations here.
They purchased the mill, planer and a block of timber in the Bly country, and intend to operate the plant as long as timber is available. The mill, a six-foot single band semi-portable plant, was established in June 1931.
Harold Crane, the head of Crane Mills, Inc., is understood to have shifted his interests to a northern California lumber operation, but was not here today for an interview.
Crane established both the Bly mill and another on the north fork of the Sprague near Bly in 1931. The north fork plant was sold to Ivory Pine company." (Herald and News)
The new owners of the mill are William Spangler and Loren Palmerton, well known local lumbermen, and Don Weidler, Chicago. These men are also interested in the Palmerton Lumber company and other operations here.
They purchased the mill, planer and a block of timber in the Bly country, and intend to operate the plant as long as timber is available. The mill, a six-foot single band semi-portable plant, was established in June 1931.
Harold Crane, the head of Crane Mills, Inc., is understood to have shifted his interests to a northern California lumber operation, but was not here today for an interview.
Crane established both the Bly mill and another on the north fork of the Sprague near Bly in 1931. The north fork plant was sold to Ivory Pine company." (Herald and News)