HAWLEY PULP & PAPER COMPANY
Clackamas County - Oregon City
February 28, 1908: “Work preliminary to the construction of the new mill of the Hawley Pulp & Paper company was begun when a force of men started to build a walk leading from station A to the mainland. As soon as this work is done, actual construction of the new pulp mill on the site of station A will begin, and it is expected to have a portion of the plant in operation by April next.” (The Glendale News)
March 26, 1909: "The Hawley Pulp & Paper company paper mills have started. The pulp mill has been in operation for several weeks and the sulphite mill is also running. The company has installed one of the largest paper machines on the coast, the machinery having been ordered some time ago by the manager, W. P. Hawley. The company's sawmill at Milwaukie has been in operation for the past five weeks. With all of these mills in running order, 200 to 300 men will be employed. R. E. Bryan is secretary of the new company." (Mosier Bulletin)
December 17, 1915: "Hawley paper mills at Oregon City plan $500,000 addition increasing capacity 60 per cent and employing 1000 hands." (The Monmouth Herald)
May 11, 1916: “Oregon City.---The Hawley Pulp & Paper company has awarded to the Grace & Rasmussen company, of Portland, the contract for the erection of the generating plant and pulp mill, one of the five buildings that constitute the $750,000 extension now being made.
The pulp mill and generating plant will be located on the brink of the falls, near station A. It will be a concrete structure. The new paper mill will be electrically driven and the $128,000 paper machine which will be installed will be the only electrically driven machine of its kind on the Pacific coast.” (The Forest Grove Express)
The pulp mill and generating plant will be located on the brink of the falls, near station A. It will be a concrete structure. The new paper mill will be electrically driven and the $128,000 paper machine which will be installed will be the only electrically driven machine of its kind on the Pacific coast.” (The Forest Grove Express)
June 16, 1916: “The Hawley pulp and paper mills at Oregon City have added a $10,000 warehouse.” (The Brownsville Times)
August 29, 1918: "Oregon City----Hawley Pulp and Paper Co. is constructing 50,000 gallon reservoir for a reserve water supply for sprinkling system of the company." (Southern Coos County American)
May 22, 1924: “The Hawley Pulp & Paper company of Oregon City has purchased approximately 11,000 acres of high grade pulp timber in Tillamook county, according to recent reports.” (The Drain Enterprise)
August 23, 1927: "Portland---Hawley Paper & Pulp Company will build $60,000 warehouse here." (The Ashland Register)
July 4, 1929: "The Hawley Pulp & Paper company with a mill in Oregon City has been purchased by Blythe & Co., a large operating bind house. It is presumed that the large stand of spruce and hemlock timber owned by the former, located south of Wheeler and extending from the beach to the Foley highway is included in the deal. The Hawley interests had been holding the timber for later use. It is not known whether the new owners will cut the timber which is largely young growth, or continue to hold it for future supply." (Wheeler Reporter)