LONG & BINGHAM LUMBER CO.
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Lane County - Cottage Grove
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November 27, 1903: "The Long & Bingham Lumber Company have begun the extensive improvements on their saw mill plant near the O. & S. E. depot that, when completed, will make it one of the best equipped saw mills in Western Oregon. This week two large 50 x 16 boilers arrived and their 175 horse power engine is on the road, which when installed, will be used to drive the main saw mill machinery. The smaller one now in use will then be in connection with the new dry kiln and planing department.
The company is putting under cover now for the planing department and dry kiln, which will be completed and ready for service as soon as the pipe arrives.
The O. & S. E. Ry. will put in a new switch on the east side of the mill for the delivery of logs and the removal of lumber to be transferred to the S. P. Tracks.
From the present rapid advancement of this company and the new equipment already under way it appears that the Long & Bingham Lumber Co. intend to make theirs one of the best sawmills on the Pacific Coasts, and their business here in town means a great deal for Cottage Grove and vicinity." (Bohemia Nugget)
The company is putting under cover now for the planing department and dry kiln, which will be completed and ready for service as soon as the pipe arrives.
The O. & S. E. Ry. will put in a new switch on the east side of the mill for the delivery of logs and the removal of lumber to be transferred to the S. P. Tracks.
From the present rapid advancement of this company and the new equipment already under way it appears that the Long & Bingham Lumber Co. intend to make theirs one of the best sawmills on the Pacific Coasts, and their business here in town means a great deal for Cottage Grove and vicinity." (Bohemia Nugget)
February 12, 1904: "This week will, if nothing happens, see the completion of the practically new mill of the Long and Bingham Lumber Company, located near the depot of the S. P. and O. & S. E. railroads. For a long time past this company operated a smaller mill but concluded to enlarge.
They have recently set two large boilers by the side of the old one and connected all three by pipes. The new 175 horse power engine is in place and nearly ready for use. When the mill is complete it will be capable of sawing 60,000 feet of lumber each 10 hours. A large planer was received this week and is about ready for business. The dry kiln is in operation and doing good work. The logs for the mill will be delivered by the O. & S. E. railroad. It is understood this company has orders for a large amount of lumber." (Bohemia Nugget)
They have recently set two large boilers by the side of the old one and connected all three by pipes. The new 175 horse power engine is in place and nearly ready for use. When the mill is complete it will be capable of sawing 60,000 feet of lumber each 10 hours. A large planer was received this week and is about ready for business. The dry kiln is in operation and doing good work. The logs for the mill will be delivered by the O. & S. E. railroad. It is understood this company has orders for a large amount of lumber." (Bohemia Nugget)
September 23, 1904: “The Long & Bingham Lumber Company's property of Cottage Grove, which went into bankruptcy last spring seems likely to be started again. George H. Kelly, of the Booth-Kelly Co. and W. E. Brown, president of the Eugene Loan & Savings Bank were in Cottage Grove last week forming plans for re-organizing the company and beginning operations. It is part of the plan to build a logging railroad up the Willamette valley coast fork from the mills.” (The West)
January 12, 1905: “W. V. Dewald of Cottage Grove at a meeting of the creditors of the Long & Bingham sawmill company, bankrupts, held in Eugene Wednesday morning bid in the property for $14,000 and the sale was confirmed. The total indebtedness of the firm is said to be in the neighborhood of $18,000.
While Mr. Dewald is the nominal purchaser, he was only acting with the authority of others who have the principal interests of the property. Among those who furnished funds were W. E. Brown of the Eugene Loan & Savings Bank, Tatum & Bowen, the sawmill machinery dealers of Portland, the Booth-Kelly Co. and -. -. Miller, of Albany.
The purchased includes only the mill property and the city property in Cottage Grove occupied by the store and office buildings of the Long & Bingham Lumber Co.
Neither I. H. Bingham nor Dr. A. E. Lawbaugh, the former owners, will have any interest in the new company, at least that is the information furnished the Leader. Although the firm name was Long & Bingham, Mr. Long had previous to the failure, sold his interests to Dr. Lawbaugh.
'The property is worth about $40,000,' said Mr. Long. 'It cost us $35,000 to build the plant alone.'
It is announced that the plant will remain idle for the immediate future at least.---Leader.” (The Drain Nonpareil)
While Mr. Dewald is the nominal purchaser, he was only acting with the authority of others who have the principal interests of the property. Among those who furnished funds were W. E. Brown of the Eugene Loan & Savings Bank, Tatum & Bowen, the sawmill machinery dealers of Portland, the Booth-Kelly Co. and -. -. Miller, of Albany.
The purchased includes only the mill property and the city property in Cottage Grove occupied by the store and office buildings of the Long & Bingham Lumber Co.
Neither I. H. Bingham nor Dr. A. E. Lawbaugh, the former owners, will have any interest in the new company, at least that is the information furnished the Leader. Although the firm name was Long & Bingham, Mr. Long had previous to the failure, sold his interests to Dr. Lawbaugh.
'The property is worth about $40,000,' said Mr. Long. 'It cost us $35,000 to build the plant alone.'
It is announced that the plant will remain idle for the immediate future at least.---Leader.” (The Drain Nonpareil)
January 13, 1905: “At a meeting of the creditors of the Long & Bingham Lumber Co. of Cottage Grove, the offer of W. V. Dewald of $14,000 for the company's sawmill was accepted.” (The West)
January 26, 1906: “The Brown Lumber Company of Eugene has been incorporated for the purpose of operating the Long & Bingham saw-mill at Cottage Grove. The incorporators are W. E. Brown, F. W. Osburn, Geo. H. Kelly and Henry Fisher, and the capital is $40,000.” (The West)