INGHAM LUMBER COMPANY
Douglas County - Glendale
Continued from: Glendale Lumber Company
October 5, 1933: “A crew of men began logging Monday in the Glendale Company's woods, for the Ingham Lumber Co. recently incorporated organization which has leased the sawmill properties of the Glendale Lumber co.
The logs from the Glendale property above Fernvale will be brought to the mill over company railroad. Operations are in charge of A. A. Snyder, with Fred Fisher as woods foreman. ” (The Glendale Log)
The logs from the Glendale property above Fernvale will be brought to the mill over company railroad. Operations are in charge of A. A. Snyder, with Fred Fisher as woods foreman. ” (The Glendale Log)
November 2, 1933: “Heavy new decking has been placed along the wheel tracks on the Cow creek bridge to accommodate the heavy logging trucks en route to the Ingham Lumber company mill.” (The Glendale Log)
December 7, 1933: “Carl Harper suffered a badly mashed toe caused by a falling timber last Thursday at the Ingham Lumber company mill where he is employed.” (The Glendale Log)
January 18, 1934: “S. K. Ingham, major stock holder of the Ingham Lumber company returned to Glendale Sunday after an extended business trip east.” (The Glendale Log)
February 15, 1934: “Mrs. B. E. Mouchett arrived Saturday from Alabama. Mr. Mouchett is an employee of the Ingham Lumber company.” (The Glendale Log)
February 15, 1934: “Mrs. Chas. Royer of Myrtle Point visited here over the weekend. Mr. Royer is logging in the Ingham Lumber Company woods.” (The Glendale Log)
February 15, 1934: “Stacy Ward of Myrtle Point arrived here Saturday to work in the Ingham Lumber Co. logging woods.” (The Glendale Log)
February 15, 1934: “The James Clare family of Azalea moved into the McHenry Apts. The first of the week. Mr. Clare is to be tallyman for the Ingham Lbr. Co.” (The Glendale Log)
March 22, 1934: “Hugh S. Stevenson, who has been working at the Rand CCC camp, has returned to Glendale to take a job grading lumber for the Ingham Lumber Company.” (The Glendale Log)
April 5, 1934: “Nels Erickson and family have moved to Glendale where he has employment in the Ingham Lumber Co. mill.” (The Glendale Log)
May 17, 1934: “Dan Throe has his foot badly bruised Tuesday when a pevee handle fell on it while he was working at the Ingham Lumber Co. sawmill. He was attended by Dr. A. J. Fawcett.” (The Glendale Log)
August 23, 1934: “M. A. McMullin had the misfortune of having his right leg jammed between roller casings by a large plank at the Ingham Lumber Co. mill last Thursday, and so has joined the group of local people who are forced to get around on crutches.” (The Glendale Log)
September 6, 1934: “Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Neilson arrived from Brookings Friday evening. Mr. Neilson has been employed by the Ingham Lumber Co. in the position held by J. G. Clare who with his family moved to Sacramento Thursday. The Clares are operating a retail lumber yard in that city.” (The Glendale Log)
November 8, 1934: “The Ingham Lumber company sawmill closed down at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to allow the mill workers to cast their votes in the election.” (The Glendale Log)
July 25, 1935: “Fire from an unknown origin started in the Ingham Lumber company timber lands about two o'clock last Thursday afternoon, burning over an area of more than 160 acres. A crew of 60 men from the Ingham Lumber company fought the fire Thursday night, and a crew of 70, on Friday, before the fire was completely under control.” (The Glendale Log)
July 25, 1935: “Gerald Richards, electrician for Ingham Lumber company, received a severe electric burn on his right hand and wrist last Monday. While the burn was not considered a very serious one, it was extremely painful.” (The Glendale Log)
September 26, 1935: “Employed less than a day at the Ingham Lumber company here, Harold Sellers of Myrtle Creek had his toe badly smashed by a log Monday afternoon, and will not be able to use his foot for some time, according to Dr. A.J. Fawcett. Seller had gone to work Monday morning for the local company.” (The Glendale Log)
November 14, 1935: “Fred Morey, employee of the Ingham Lumber company, was knocked unconscious last Thursday when struck on the left temple by a board. Mr. Morey was confined to his home for several days but is now able to be up.” (The Glendale Log)
November 14, 1935: “Floyd Clare, of Mill City, arrived here Monday. Mr. Clare will be employed by the Ingham Lumber company as a lumber grader.” (The Glendale Log)
November 21, 1935: “Much construction has been done by the Ingham Lumber company this past summer. Two modern dry kilns, 12 feet wide by 140 feet long, have been installed. The docks have been extended and now are double former dock capacity. New sheds have been constructed and a new planer has been installed. A new Willamette lumber carrier has been recently purchased. This mill cuts 125,000 feet of lumber daily.
Logs for this mill have been supplied by N. S. Woodroffe and Bryon, Phillips and Price, logging contractors. The loci track above Fernvale has been extended about three miles and has opened up timber for several years' logging.” (The Glendale Log)
Logs for this mill have been supplied by N. S. Woodroffe and Bryon, Phillips and Price, logging contractors. The loci track above Fernvale has been extended about three miles and has opened up timber for several years' logging.” (The Glendale Log)
December 12, 1935: “Roy E. Robinson, employed at the Ingham mill, suffered a broken leg and several painful bruises Tuesday when he and M. C. Neilson, mill superintendent, were knocked over the edge of a 10-foot dock by a lumber carrier driven Al Jackson. Neilson was only slightly cut and bruised.
Robinson's leg was broken when he was struck by the carrier. In falling off the dock he landed partly on a lumber pile and bruised his back. He was attended by Dr. A. J. Fawcett.” (The Glendale Log)
Robinson's leg was broken when he was struck by the carrier. In falling off the dock he landed partly on a lumber pile and bruised his back. He was attended by Dr. A. J. Fawcett.” (The Glendale Log)
January 23, 1936: “The Ingham Lumber company mill started running double planer shift Monday evening. The day crew begins work at 7 a. m. and works until 4 p. m.; the night shift works from 4 p. m. to 1 a. m.. About a dozen men are employed on the new shift.” (The Glendale Log)
March 5, 1936: “Tuesday morning on the way to the logging operations above Fernvale the loci jitney, carrying over twenty men, lost a front wheel, causing it to leave the track Frank King was thrown through the wind shield suffering severe shock and possible internal injuries was taken immediately to the hospital at Grants Pass. Several others were treated for minor cuts and bruises.” (The Glendale Log)
March 12, 1936: “Although run over by a car on the Ingham Lumber company loci tracks Tuesday, the 4 year-old-son of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Downs escaped only slightly scratched in a novel experience.
The child was playing on the loci track near his home by the Ingham mill when he tripped and fell. The loci was backing some cars around, and the engineer, unable to see because of the steam, backed a car over the boy. It passed above the child, not touching him in any way. The only injuries received were scratches suffered when he fell.” (The Glendale Log)
The child was playing on the loci track near his home by the Ingham mill when he tripped and fell. The loci was backing some cars around, and the engineer, unable to see because of the steam, backed a car over the boy. It passed above the child, not touching him in any way. The only injuries received were scratches suffered when he fell.” (The Glendale Log)
April 23, 1936: “Arlie Carrico, 24, was killed instantly Wednesday morning, April 23, when he was struck by a log at the Ingham mill. Carrico was helping unload logs at the landing. The accident occurred about 8 a.m.
Carrico is well known locally, having lived here most of his life. He made his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wagoner, both of whom are now deceased. At present he was living on a small farm on the Fernvale road, near Glendale.” (The Glendale Log)
Carrico is well known locally, having lived here most of his life. He made his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wagoner, both of whom are now deceased. At present he was living on a small farm on the Fernvale road, near Glendale.” (The Glendale Log)
July 23, 1936: “The Ingham Lumber Co. has purchased an electric driven matcher for the planing mill and installation is in progress. It is expected that this matcher will increase the output of the planing mill 50 per cent and will relieve the congestion of rough lumber in the yard, thus making the replacing of the second shift necessary.” (The Glendale Log)
August 11, 1936: "Floyd Clare, yard superintendent for the Ingham Lumber company, sustained an injured foot and ankle while at work Friday. In trying to avoid the lumber carrier, driven by Albert Jackson, he tripped and fell and not being seen by the carrier driver, two wheels of the carrier passed over his left foot and ankle. The carrier was empty, otherwise he would have been probably seriously injured. As it was, no bones were broken and Mr. Clare is around on crutches." (The News-Review)
September 4, 1936: "Iran Bartle, 25, of Glendale was in a hospital here today suffering from crushing of his left thigh Wednesday afternoon. It was reported he was run over by a logging train. He is one of the train crew for the Ingham Logging company." (Medford Mail Tribune)
October 15, 1936: “R. E. Robinson received a sprained left knee Saturday morning when he slipped on the dock of the Ingham mill where he is employed.” (The Glendale Log)
November 5, 1936: “A. H. Schoonover received a cut on the inside of his right leg just above the ankle Wednesday morning at the Ingham Lumber Co.'s logging operations on Windy Creek where he is bull bucker. The cut was only about an inch long but severed a vein, causing it to bleed profusely.” (The Glendale Log)
November 19, 1936: “Dick Hayes, son of Mrs. Elsie Regis, is in the Grants Pass hospital with a badly mashed finger. Hayes, who is dogger at the Ingham Mill was injured last Thursday when the index finger of his right hand became caught between a log and a dog. He was taken to the hospital and it was thought that it would be necessary to amputate the finger.” (The Glendale Log)
November 26, 1936: “Al Carley, employee at the Ingham Lumber Co. office, was taken to the hospital last Thursday with a severe cold.” (The Glendale Log)
January 7, 1937: “S. K. Ingham, of Oklahoma City, Okla., father of C. W. Ingham and part owner of the Ingham Lumber company, died Wednesday morning as the result of an automobile accident near Roswell, New Mexico, Sunday.
Word of the accident was received here Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Ingham, who left at once for New Mexico. Details of the accident are unknown.” (The Glendale Log)
Word of the accident was received here Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. Ingham, who left at once for New Mexico. Details of the accident are unknown.” (The Glendale Log)
September 11, 1939: "Frank House, employed in the planer of the Ingham Lumber Co. sustained severe injuries to his right hand in a planer accident at the mill Friday. Mr. House will be disabled for about six weeks." (The News-Review)
January 23, 1941: “Lawrence Tuttle met with a painful accident last Thursday while employed at the Ingham Lumber Company when he received a blow on the chin and broke a bone near his year. Dr. A. J. Fawcett took him to the Josephine General Hospital where he was confined until Tuesday evening.” (Glendale Log)
February 20, 1941: “ Harvey Smith had the misfortune to break his right arm Wednesday morning while employed at the Ingham Lumber Company. Dr. Fawcett gave first aid and took him to the hospital where the arm was set and where Mr. Smith will remain a few days.” (The Glendale Log)
February 20, 1941: “The mill at the Ingham Lumber Company will be closed for several days while some repair work is done and the pond cleaned.” (The Glendale Log)
February 28, 1941: "Wednesday morning while at work at the Ingham Lumber Co. Harvey Smith broke his right arm. Dr. Fawcett took him to Grants Pass where his arm was set. He will remain there for a few days." (The News-Review)
March 6, 1941: “A. R. Wooley is still confined in the hospital in Grants Pass. Mr. Wooley received broken ribs last week while at work at the Ingham Lumber Company.” (The Glendale Log)
March 20, 1941: “After extended negotiations by the local I. E. U. for a wage raise without any results being obtained a strike vote was taken at their regular meeting on March 10. The men demanded a 10c an hour raise or a minimum of 62 1/2c an hour or strike at midnight on March 19.
The conference committee met with representatives of the management of the Ingham Lumber Company on March 12 and again on March 17 at which time the management made an offer of a minimum of 57 1/2c and hour for four months. This offer which constituted a 5c an hour raise was voted on at a special meeting of the union on March 17 by the members of the union and was accepted. The raise became effective on March 15.” (The Glendale Log)
The conference committee met with representatives of the management of the Ingham Lumber Company on March 12 and again on March 17 at which time the management made an offer of a minimum of 57 1/2c and hour for four months. This offer which constituted a 5c an hour raise was voted on at a special meeting of the union on March 17 by the members of the union and was accepted. The raise became effective on March 15.” (The Glendale Log)
April 10, 1941: “Pat Gardner had the misfortune to smash a toe while at work at the Ingham Lumber Company Friday.” (The Glendale Log)
May 29, 1941: “The employees of the Ingham Lumber Co. have been informed that they will receive a 2 1/2c an hour increase to become effective on May 15.” (The Glendale Log)
June 12, 1941: “A number of the employees of the Ingham Lumber Company met Wednesday evening with Gene Card, field representative of the A. F. of L., present.
Those present took the obligation.
The charter was received and accepted. Temporary officers were elected. Another meeting will be called soon to complete the organization.” (The Glendale Log)
Those present took the obligation.
The charter was received and accepted. Temporary officers were elected. Another meeting will be called soon to complete the organization.” (The Glendale Log)
July 24, 1941: “The fire alarm was given Thursday evening at the Ingham Lumber Company's mill. A small fire had started in the fuel box and all danger was soon overcome by the hastened help that arrived.” (The Glendale Log)
July 31, 1941: “Fred Kafer returned from Portland Monday evening driving a new International Diesel truck for the Ingham Lumber Company.” (The Glendale Log)
September 18, 1941: “The Ingham Lumber Company has leased the second floor of the Al Creach building or old bank building and plan to move the company's office there as soon as arrangements can be made.
The change has been necessary due to the limited room in the present location, expansion of business and detailed bookkeeping under the present government requirements for the national defense.” (The Glendale Log)
The change has been necessary due to the limited room in the present location, expansion of business and detailed bookkeeping under the present government requirements for the national defense.” (The Glendale Log)
October 2, 1941: “Allan Carle of Medford has been employed in the office of the Ingham Lumber Company. He began work last Monday.” (The Glendale Log)
October 22, 1941: "The office of the Ingham Lumber co. moved last week into the upstairs of the Al Creech building which is known as the old bank building." (The News-Review)
November 20, 1941: “Virgil Harris returned to his home Sunday from the Josephine General hospital where he was taken last Wednesday after he met with an accident at the Ingham mill where he was employed. He received first aid by Dr. A. J. Fawcett.” (The Glendale Log)
November 27, 1941: “Thomas B. Eddington, a resident of Sams Valley for many years, was killed instantly by a rolling log, while working in the logging woods near Glendale, Oregon Wednesday of this week. Mr. Eddington had been employed by the Ingham Timber Company for about a week.” (The Glendale Log)
February 20, 1943: "The Ingham Lumber Co. mill has closed for 10 days for repairs and cleaning out the pond." (The News-Review)