EUGENE LUMBER COMPANY
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Lane County - Eugene
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November 1, 1899: "Rudolph Wenger of Eugene lost his life suddenly Tuesday by falling against the saw of the Eugene Lumber Company while in motion. Mr. Wenger's head was nearly severed from the body, and one of his arms badly mangled before the motion of the saw could be stopped. Mr. Wenger was a German, and had been employed in the mill some seven years. He was about 46 years of age, and leaves a wife and seven children." (Board-Axe)
February 10, 1900: "Messrs Henry Cain and Wm Griffin will cut the timber off the Handsaker place for the Eugene Lumber Co." (Eugene City Guard)
May 1, 1900: "The unfortunate burning of the property of the Eugene Lumber Company yesterday takes from Eugene an industry which can illy be spared. It furnished employment for the sustainers of 20 families at the mill and a like number up the river where the logs are secured. This heavy loss virtually cripples the company, and it lies almost wholly with the business men of this community whether or not the mill is rebuilt. The GUARD believes that in this age of bonus seeking propositions when a misfortune like this occurs to a resident enterprise a bonus should be extended, not asked for, or at least assistance freely given to enable the mill to start again. The GUARD will contribute to a cash bonus looking to a rebuilding of the mill, or will pay cash in advance for lumber to be supplied after the mill is again running. This matter should be attended to at once." (Daily Eugene Guard)
June 6, 1900: "The Eugene sawmill will be rebuilt at once.
By the last of July the mill will be again sawing logs. This will be pleasant news to the people of this vicinity. The Eugene Lumber Company met with a severe loss in the fire two months ago and it was thought for a time that the loss would be so great that the company could not recover from it. This was universally regretted as the mill employed about 20 men the year around, and such industries are scarce enough in Eugene to be appreciated.
J. B. Hopkins, president of the company, in conversation with a Guard reporter today, stated that all arrangements has been made to rebuild the property, and that the timbers for the mill are now being sawed by the Springfield sawmill. Within the next few days the work of rebuilding will begin.
Mr. Hopkins stated that part of the machinery for the mill will be made by the Frazer Iron Works and the Gross Bros. foundry, of this city, and the rest in Portland.
The location of the mill will be changed. The company has purchased a site west of the Butte on the Chesher property, and will build there. This location is much better than the one by the river bridge as it gives better booming privileges, and the river is not constantly changing at that point.
Mr. Hopkins states the new mill will have a larger capacity than the old one. The old mill cut about 15,000 feet per day and the new mill will turn out from 20,000 to 25,000 feet per day. In addition to this the machinery will be of the best and Eugene is greatly benefitted by the change.
The company is enabled to erect the new mill without the assistance of a bonus, and Mr. Hopkins desires to state that while they would have accepted assistance of this sort had it been tendered, such a move was not suggested by them." (The Eugene Guard)
By the last of July the mill will be again sawing logs. This will be pleasant news to the people of this vicinity. The Eugene Lumber Company met with a severe loss in the fire two months ago and it was thought for a time that the loss would be so great that the company could not recover from it. This was universally regretted as the mill employed about 20 men the year around, and such industries are scarce enough in Eugene to be appreciated.
J. B. Hopkins, president of the company, in conversation with a Guard reporter today, stated that all arrangements has been made to rebuild the property, and that the timbers for the mill are now being sawed by the Springfield sawmill. Within the next few days the work of rebuilding will begin.
Mr. Hopkins stated that part of the machinery for the mill will be made by the Frazer Iron Works and the Gross Bros. foundry, of this city, and the rest in Portland.
The location of the mill will be changed. The company has purchased a site west of the Butte on the Chesher property, and will build there. This location is much better than the one by the river bridge as it gives better booming privileges, and the river is not constantly changing at that point.
Mr. Hopkins states the new mill will have a larger capacity than the old one. The old mill cut about 15,000 feet per day and the new mill will turn out from 20,000 to 25,000 feet per day. In addition to this the machinery will be of the best and Eugene is greatly benefitted by the change.
The company is enabled to erect the new mill without the assistance of a bonus, and Mr. Hopkins desires to state that while they would have accepted assistance of this sort had it been tendered, such a move was not suggested by them." (The Eugene Guard)
June 28, 1900: "Every citizen of Eugene and Lane county will be glad to learn that the Eugene Lumber Co. is pushing the work of rebuilding their new sawmill in this city. Yesterday the large boilers were placed in position. They came out of the fire uninjured. The lower floor is completed and the foreman today sent down a couple of truck loads of machinery that will be placed in position at once. The work of reconstructing the engines is being pushed and will be rushed until they are ready to be put to work.
The company's logs are being driven down the river and they will arrive at the mill site in July. It is expected that the mill will start up about Aug. 1st.
Messrs Hopkins, Crawford and Fuller are to be congratulated upon the energy they are displaying in rebuilding and should be upheld and liberally patronized by every citizen of Eugene." (Daily Eugene Guard)
The company's logs are being driven down the river and they will arrive at the mill site in July. It is expected that the mill will start up about Aug. 1st.
Messrs Hopkins, Crawford and Fuller are to be congratulated upon the energy they are displaying in rebuilding and should be upheld and liberally patronized by every citizen of Eugene." (Daily Eugene Guard)
December 29, 1900: "Messrs Hopkins and Fuller of the Eugene Lumber Company were here (Unity) last week looking for sawlogs." (Daily Eugene Guard)
December 4, 1907: "The Eugene Lumber Company closed down Monday night, and it is somewhat indefinite when they will start to running again. Mr. Hopkins hopes to get started again next Monday if he can get the contract which they have to finish up. A number of shipping orders have been cancelled lately on account of the high freight rate east." (Bohemia Nugget)
January 1, 1912: "Eugene Lumber Company's sawmill, employing between thirty and forty men, both in the mill and logging camps." (The Eugene Guard)
January 31, 1912: "The city is out of lumber for crosswalks and has not had any for several weeks. The Eugene Lumber company has the contract to furnish the lumber, but the mill has been idle all winter. No lumber of the right kind can be obtained from the other lumber companies and the city will have to wait till the mill resumes operations, which will be in a very short time." (The Eugene Guard)
March 28, 1915: "The Eugene Lumber company's sawmill in this city will resume operations in a few weeks. The company has let the contract to start a log drive 12 miles above Eugene, on the Willamette river." (The Oregon Sunday Journal)