HARRISBURG LUMBERING COMPANY
Harrisburg
July 26, 1890: "The mill of the Harrisburg Lumber Company is closed this week, there being no more logs at the mill. It is expected that another drive will arrive some time next week." (Albany Daily Democrat)
November 25, 1898: "L. D. Forrest, of Eugene, has received a logging contract from the Harrisburg sawmill for 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 feet of first class logs. They will be cut on the McKenzie river." (The Santiam News)
January 26, 1900: "The Harrisburg Lumbering Company, E. E. Upmeyer business manager, has just let a contract to R. E. Edwards of Fall Creek precinct for a large supply of sawlogs. The contract calls for two and one-half to four million feet and provides for delivery at Harrisburg by June 15, 1900. Mr. Edwards will commence work at once. About twenty timber men will be required to get the timber in shape so it can be run out of Fall Creek on the spring freshets. The timber will be cut about six miles above the mouth of Fall Creek, twenty miles from Eugene. Mr. Upmeyer examined the timber last week and is well pleased with the quality. Fall Creek has the reputation of furnishing fine timber.---Guard." (Albany State Rights Democrat)
August 21, 1900: "The Harrisburg Mill Company has made a contract with R. C. Edwards, of Lowell, for the delivery of 6,000,000 feet of logs next summer. Four million feet are to be delivered at Harrisburg, and 2,000,000 feet at Corvallis." (Corvallis Gazette)
August 23, 1900: "The Harrisburg sawmill has been shut down for a few days this week, owing to a break in the machinery." (Albany Weekly Herald)
October 23, 1900: "The Harrisburg saw mill is shut down on account of lack of logs, due to the low water in the Willamette. The mill has been cutting ash and maple for the Portland market. Water in the Willamette has been unusually low this season, but the recent rains have caused a slight rise. The time has been when people began to look for river steamers by this date." (Corvallis Gazette)
December 29, 1900: "E. E. Upmeyer, the Harrisburg sawmill man, was in this section last week looking after the sawlogs that R. C. Edwards is getting out for him. They aggregate three million feet, and are of the finest quality." (Daily Eugene Guard)
August 1, 1901: “The Harrisburg Lumber Company are arranging for a larger run with their mill this season than heretofore. They now have 2,500,000 feet of the best saw logs they have ever had. The drive is now at the mouth of Fall Creek, and will arrive here in about thirty days.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
August 8, 1901: “Mr. E. E. Upmeyer, of the Harrisburg Lumber Co., was at the rear of their log drive the fore part of the week, and reports that everything is favorable to an early receipt of their big stock of excellent logs. In this connection we wish to correct the statement in last week's Bulletin that they were driving 2,500,000 feet of logs. Their drive is 3,500,000. We regret the misunderstanding and use this the first opportunity to correct it.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
August 29, 1901: “The extreme low water in the river has made it necessary for the Harrisburg Lumber Company to build a temporary wing dam at the head of their canal. However, the cost is nominal and the supply abundant.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
October 10, 1901: “The Harrisburg Lumber Co. have their big log drive safely harbored. These logs are generally admitted to be the boss lot, as to quality, that has come down river.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
October 17, 1901: “The Harrisburg Lumber Co.'s sawmill started in Monday to saw up three and a half million feet of logs.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
October 24, 1901: “The Harrisburg Lumber Co. had a small blaze at their plant a week ago Monday, entailing a loss of $20. One week from the day of the fire the loss had been adjusted and paid. Pretty quick work.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
November 7, 1901: “The Harrisburg Lumber Co.'s mill, since the improvement on the waterwheel, is turning out lumber at the rate of 27,000 feet in ten hours.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
December 26, 1901: “The Harrisburg Lumber Co.'s saw mill cuts 28,000 feet of lumber each ten hours.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
January 16, 1902: “Mr. E. E. Upmeyer, with his usual enterprise, started Monday to the logging camp on Fall Creek, where he will contract for a large supply of logs for the use of his company's sawmill here during the coming season.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
February 6, 1902: “The Harrisburg Lumber Company had the misfortune Wednesday of having the cogs stripped from the drive wheel that runs their planer, edger, cut off saws and elevators.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
March 13, 1902: “The mill whistle, Monday, after many months of earnestly noting the noon hour, at 11:30 rent the air with a number of piercing blasts, and all watches were out in a moment and all pronounced slow. The mystery was explained when it was known that the whistling was done as a signal to the sawmill men to stop turning logs loose from an upper boom.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
April 10, 1902: “Yesterday the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company telephoned to the Harrisburg Lumber Company, asking them to place a boom in the river here to catch some logs belonging to the first named company, that had broken away up on Fall Creek. The boom was set, but the drift coming down the rapidly rising river carried a portion of it away. Workmen from the mill have been busy today towing it back. None of the runaway logs have reached this point at the present writing.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
May 1, 1902: “The deal between the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. and the Harrisburg Lumber Co. has been closed, and the former will take possession of the property on the first day of June. Parties desiring lumber for building purposes have but one month left in which to purchase same. Place your orders at once.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)
May 22, 1902: “NOTICE. The Harrisburg Lumber Co. will close out their lumber business between the 1st and 10th of June and desire that all parties knowing themselves indebted to the firm to call and settle their accounts either by cash or note, previous to that time. Also parties having wood piled on our premises are requested to haul the same away at once. We still have quite a stock of lumber on hand, though somewhat broken, would suggest that as it is possible that lumber will not be as cheap again for sometime as now, that your supply be secured at once. Thanking our customers for the liberal patronage given us in the last twelve years, we humbly make our bow and retire from business. Harrisburg Lumber Co.” (The Harrisburg Bulletin)