CUSHMAN SHINGLE MILL
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Lane County - Cushman
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April 22, 1929: "Extensive improvements are being made at the Cushman Shingle mill, one of the important installations being a log haul so logs can be handled as well as bolts, eliminating the work of cutting all logs into bolts." (The Eugene Guard)
February 20, 1931: “The shingle mill at Cushman is again running full time.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
March 6, 1931: “The shingle mill owned and operated by J. P. Christie at Cushman will have to be moved off the right of way of the Siuslaw state highway, says the Register-Guard, and while the land is not owned by Mr. Christie, he is asking a large sum for the removal of the mill, according to Clinton Hurd, county commissioner. Mr. Christie has been offered $8,000, but say it is worth much more to him than that to move the plant.
The survey as made by state engineers runs right thru this mill. The surveyors could have gone around it. Commissioner Hurd points out, but following the plan of building highways along as straight a line as possible the engineers chose this route.
The mill is in very advantageous location in that on one side is the river where the logs are boomed and on the other is the S. P. rail line with a chute extending from the mill to the sidetrack where shingles are loaded without expense of hauling. There is no similar location nearby and that is why Christie is not willing to move without being well paid for it.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
The survey as made by state engineers runs right thru this mill. The surveyors could have gone around it. Commissioner Hurd points out, but following the plan of building highways along as straight a line as possible the engineers chose this route.
The mill is in very advantageous location in that on one side is the river where the logs are boomed and on the other is the S. P. rail line with a chute extending from the mill to the sidetrack where shingles are loaded without expense of hauling. There is no similar location nearby and that is why Christie is not willing to move without being well paid for it.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
July 10, 1931: “The Cushman shingle mill, J. P. Christie proprietor, burned to the ground last Saturday morning between 5:30 and 6:30 o'clock. The warehouse which contained about two carloads of shingles ready for shipment, was saved. It is possible that the boiler and some other machinery contained in a sheet iron was not damaged beyond repair. Otherwise the loss is total and there was no insurance. The loss is reported at approximately $10,000.
The mill had been in operation about five years. It occupied a strategic location where logs could be boomed to it from the river and where the output could be loaded into the cars direct from the mill be means of a conveyor.
It also occupied grounds wanted for the new Siuslaw highway into Cushman. Negotiations were under way. A price of $15,000 had been asked by Mr. Christie. The county court had made an offer of $8,000. A conference on the spot had been arranged for early this week.
The cause of the fire is unknown. J. T. Tooley, foreman, reports that the ill had not run since Friday noon, and as usual a careful inspection had been made. Its loss will mean that four or five heads of families will be without employment.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
The mill had been in operation about five years. It occupied a strategic location where logs could be boomed to it from the river and where the output could be loaded into the cars direct from the mill be means of a conveyor.
It also occupied grounds wanted for the new Siuslaw highway into Cushman. Negotiations were under way. A price of $15,000 had been asked by Mr. Christie. The county court had made an offer of $8,000. A conference on the spot had been arranged for early this week.
The cause of the fire is unknown. J. T. Tooley, foreman, reports that the ill had not run since Friday noon, and as usual a careful inspection had been made. Its loss will mean that four or five heads of families will be without employment.” (The Siuslaw Oar)