BEN DIERKS LUMBER COMPANY, INC.
Josephine County - Murphy
January 18, 1951: "The Ben Dierks Lumber Co., Inc. of Murphy, Oregon, was the successful bidder for 3,290,000 board feet of timber on 162 acres of public domain land in the Cheney creek drainage of Josephine county. Sealed bids were opened in the regional office of the bureau of land management, Portland, on January 9.
The bid price was $21,00 per M for the Douglas fir; $32.00 per M for the sugar pine; $27.00 per M for the ponderosa pine; and $7.00 per M for the incense cedar; and the total was 19% above the appraised price." (Illinois Valley News)
The bid price was $21,00 per M for the Douglas fir; $32.00 per M for the sugar pine; $27.00 per M for the ponderosa pine; and $7.00 per M for the incense cedar; and the total was 19% above the appraised price." (Illinois Valley News)