G. W. MOORE MILL & LUMBER CO.
Coos County - Bandon
Postcard, postmarked 1911 - Ron Kemnow Collection
May 25, 1910: "Carl Swanson, who was terribly mangled a few days ago by being caught in a set screw and whirled around a shaft at the sawmill of the George W. Moore Lumber Company, died Sunday. Swanson was 25 years old, a millwright by trade. His mother lives in Portland. A brother of Swanson was drowned at Puget Sound about three weeks ago." (Morning Oregonian)
October 30, 1914: "S. E. Pearce is the new manager of the George W. Moore Lumber Co. of Bandon that has bought and will operate the plant at Toledo." (The Silverton Journal)
March 3, 1916: "Geo. Locke returned to Bandon from Toledo, Thursday to resume his duties as foreman of the Moore mill, the position he held here before the mill closed. Since leaving here Mr. Locke has been in charge of the Toledo mill and he reports that the latter plant will continue in operation for some time." (The Bandon Recorder)
June 9, 1916: “The Moore Mill at Bandon will resume operations having secured ships for transportation.” (The Brownsville Times)
August 4, 1916: “The Moore Mill at Bandon which was closed on account of the longshoreman's strike is operating again.” (The Brownsville Times)
1922: From the Directory of the logging industry (Pacific Coast): "Moore Mill & Lumber Co.; camp address, Leneve; 2 sides; daily output, 75 M; 8 donkey engines; 1 high lead; commissary; machine shop; 80 men; manager, Geo. W. Moore; superintendent, J. T. Conologue; purchasing agent, W. P. McKenna; master mechanic, J. Conologue; 4 miles of s. g. track; 55 lb. rail; 1 geared, 1 direct locomotives; fuel used on locomotives, coal; maximum grade, 5 per cent; 30 logging trucks; 1 flat car." (Directory of the logging industry, 1922)
February 20, 1939: "AFL charges that the CIO, aided by the national labor relations board, had gained a foothold in the Moore Mill and Lumber company, chief payroll source of this coastal city, resulted in picketing of the plant by CIO. CIO longshoremen stopped loading of the Alvarado." (The Evening Herald)