FALLS CITY LUMBER AND LOGGING CO.
Polk County - Falls City
February 19, 1916: "Work on the Falls City Lumber Co's., logging road to the Siletz was resumed at Gilo's camp Tuesday. The work has been shut down since the 29th of December on account of the deep snow. It is expected to push the work as rapidly as possible. The work of getting out the cross ties for the road is under way and will be completed by April 15." (Falls City News)
August 19, 1916: "The unloading engine and drag saw belonging to the mill company were moved to their new position this week."
"Lowering the grade on the logging road and putting in the fill on the new track south of the mill was commenced last Saturday."
"Fallers and buckers for the mill company commenced operations last week at the old camp. There is several weeks work to be done before the camp will be moved."
"Lowering the grade on the logging road and putting in the fill on the new track south of the mill was commenced last Saturday."
"Fallers and buckers for the mill company commenced operations last week at the old camp. There is several weeks work to be done before the camp will be moved."
January 4, 1917: "After an almost continuous shut-down for a year and a half, the large sawmill at Falls City will resume operations today or tomorrow. W. T. Grier stated to an Observer representative yesterday that it was expected that the mill would be operated continuously, and a large number of men who have been idle for a long time are to be given work again.
The plant, together with the thousands of acres of standing timber west of Falls City, was formerly owned by the Falls City Lumber company. The old company has ceased to exist, all its holdings having been turned over to the new organization --- the Falls City Lumber and Logging company.
In the mill pond at Falls City thousands of logs have been piled up for the purpose of insuring a continuous run when the mill commences operations this week. There is a considerable portion of the time each winter when logging in the mountains to the west of Falls City is impossible owing to the snow, and it is for the purpose of providing logs during these periods that the supply has been stacked in Falls City at this time.
The car shortage existing has been responsible for the failure of the company to open sooner. Falls City citizens and business men are elated over the prospects of a resumption of business by the mill company. Since the shutdown nearly two years ago conditions have been bad in the lumbering center of Polk county. A large percentage of the population depends mainly upon the mill and the logging camps for their labor.
There are few sawmill plants in the Willamette valley of larger capacity of approximately 75,000 feet a day, and $100,000 is invested in the equipment. The company has 15 or 20 miles of railroad intersecting its timber holdings and maintains two logging camps.---Dallas Observer." (Daily Capital Journal)
The plant, together with the thousands of acres of standing timber west of Falls City, was formerly owned by the Falls City Lumber company. The old company has ceased to exist, all its holdings having been turned over to the new organization --- the Falls City Lumber and Logging company.
In the mill pond at Falls City thousands of logs have been piled up for the purpose of insuring a continuous run when the mill commences operations this week. There is a considerable portion of the time each winter when logging in the mountains to the west of Falls City is impossible owing to the snow, and it is for the purpose of providing logs during these periods that the supply has been stacked in Falls City at this time.
The car shortage existing has been responsible for the failure of the company to open sooner. Falls City citizens and business men are elated over the prospects of a resumption of business by the mill company. Since the shutdown nearly two years ago conditions have been bad in the lumbering center of Polk county. A large percentage of the population depends mainly upon the mill and the logging camps for their labor.
There are few sawmill plants in the Willamette valley of larger capacity of approximately 75,000 feet a day, and $100,000 is invested in the equipment. The company has 15 or 20 miles of railroad intersecting its timber holdings and maintains two logging camps.---Dallas Observer." (Daily Capital Journal)
January 11, 1917: “The Fall City Logging & Lumber Co. is to resume operation after idleness of two years.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
April 21, 1917: "The mill here resumed operations Monday after a shut-down of a few days on account of breaking a main drive shaft."
"J. F. Smith, yard manager at the mill, returned Monday from Portland where he went last week on account of an injured hand." (Falls City News)
"J. F. Smith, yard manager at the mill, returned Monday from Portland where he went last week on account of an injured hand." (Falls City News)
September 8, 1917: "The mill company are decking logs again. During the time they were repairing and extending the logging road it was necessary to use logs from the stack to keep the mill running."
"The mill shut down a few days this week. Unofficial reports say lack of orders and car shortage." (Falls City News)
"The mill shut down a few days this week. Unofficial reports say lack of orders and car shortage." (Falls City News)
October 20, 1917: "Clarence Powell, Logging Supt. of the F. C. company has put on another side in the woods. In consequence there will now be more logs to deck, and in all probability sufficient logs will be decked to keep the mill running all through bad weather."
"The big log pile at the mill caught fire from the burner Tuesday causing considerable activity for a short time." (Falls City News)
"The big log pile at the mill caught fire from the burner Tuesday causing considerable activity for a short time." (Falls City News)
November 3, 1917: "The mill shut down Wednesday and part of Thursday to repair the boilers." (Falls City News)
June 29, 1918: "Chas. L. Hopkins had the misfortune to get his big toe badly mashed last Saturday while working at the mill." (Falls City News)
May 1, 1926: "Falls City.----Approximately $25,000 worth of lumber, machinery and camp equipment was destroyed in a spectacular fire that razed the Falls City Lumber company here Saturday night. The loss is partially covered by insurance." (The Advocate)