GLEASON LUMBER COMPANY
Lebanon
January 15, 1930: "Cutting operations at Gleason's lumber mill in Lebanon have been laid by for awhile on account of the cold and shortage of logs. Many of the trucks that have been hauling logs for the mill are now operating on piling.
With moderating weather it is probable that another building will be erected in the lumber yards to house new machinery that will be used in milling finished materials, such as moldings, etc. It will be located between the planer sheds and the retail sales sheds.
This company has had a nice business since beginning operations and has built up good markets for its product. There is every reason to expect that local lumbering operations will be on a larger scale the coming year than last." (The Lebanon Express)
With moderating weather it is probable that another building will be erected in the lumber yards to house new machinery that will be used in milling finished materials, such as moldings, etc. It will be located between the planer sheds and the retail sales sheds.
This company has had a nice business since beginning operations and has built up good markets for its product. There is every reason to expect that local lumbering operations will be on a larger scale the coming year than last." (The Lebanon Express)
February 5, 1930: "Gleason's mill pond still has too much ice for mill operation. They expect to resume work not later than the first of the week." (The Lebanon Express)
February 12, 1930: "The sawmill of the Gleason Lumber company, located in the southwest section of the city, resumed sawing Monday, after being closed for several weeks on account of the winter storm and freeze up. Their mill pond was badly clogged with heavy ice, which hung on for several days after ice had thawed away in most other locations.
Although lumber business in general is said to be slow, there is no such condition with our comparatively small home mills. Both the Gleason and the Fir Lumber company have plenty of business ahead for several months." (The Lebanon Express)
Although lumber business in general is said to be slow, there is no such condition with our comparatively small home mills. Both the Gleason and the Fir Lumber company have plenty of business ahead for several months." (The Lebanon Express)
April 23, 1930: The Gleason Lumber company has moved its offices into the new structure built in the yards just west of the planer shed.
With a large supply of logs assured within the next few weeks the Gleason mill is making preparations for a steady run, expecting to cut about 40,000 feet daily. While many of the larger mills in the northwest are curtailing their production, the smaller operators are not so much affected by the conditions of the lumber market." (The Lebanon Express)
With a large supply of logs assured within the next few weeks the Gleason mill is making preparations for a steady run, expecting to cut about 40,000 feet daily. While many of the larger mills in the northwest are curtailing their production, the smaller operators are not so much affected by the conditions of the lumber market." (The Lebanon Express)
June 25, 1930: "Frank Burian, employed on the carriage at the Gleason lumber mill in Lebanon injured the index finger of his right hand so badly that he will be unable to work for some time. An X-ray examination showed the bone to be broken." (The Lebanon Express)
September 24, 1930: "While working with a cut-off saw at the Gleason lumber mill in Lebanon Monday, J. H. Dickinson, who lives at Waterloo got his hand against the saw and two fingers of the right hand were almost severed. He is at Lebanon hospital for treatment and physicians hope to save the fingers." (The Lebanon Express)