LYSTUL-LAWSON LUMBER COMPANY
Glendale
June 5, 1919: “J. O. Lystul and Thos. E. Lawson have taken over the lumber contract of C. W. Welker and will conduct the mill business under the firm name of Lystul & Lawson.” (The Glendale News)
July 3, 1919: “Lystul & Lawson are making extensive repairs and improvements at their mill east of town.” (The Glendale News)
July 10, 1919: “Howard Lystul returned Friday from San Francisco, where he has been employed for the past year. He will remain in Glendale permanently, having purchased an interest in the lumber business of Lystul & Lawson. Mrs. Lystul, who is remaining in California for a visit with her sister at San Jose, will arrive here later.” (The Glendale News)
July 10, 1919: “Yesterday shortly before the noon hour, an accident occurred at the Lystul & Lawson Mill, which resulted in two workmen being hurt and smashed one saw, bent the other, and damaged other parts of the machinery. A log which was being rolled onto the carriage, twisted and swung around, striking Frank Rone, the sawyer, breaking his leg and bruising him up, and also catching George Rondeau, another employe, who sustained a sprained ankle. Mr. Rone's injury was a compound fracture. Both men were hurried to the Sanitarium, where their injuries were cared for.” (The Glendale News)
July 10, 1919: “A deal was consummated the first of this week, whereby J. O. Lystul took over the lumber business of the Chas. S. Rogers company at Lystul Siding. Mr. Rogers expects to leave soon for points north, where he will be employed.” (The Glendale News)
July 17, 1919: “The mill at the Lystul Siding commenced work again Monday morning. A. H. Hagen is employed as sawyer.” (The Glendale News)
July 24, 1919: “H. Allen, an employe at the Lystul Siding mill smashed a toe Saturday by accidentally dropping a timber on his foot, and in consequence will hobble about on a game foot for some time.” (The Glendale News)
August 21, 1919: “Frank Hughes is limping about with an injured foot, the result of a falling timber striking him recently while he was engaged at carpenter work at the Lystul-Lawson Mill.” (The Glendale News)
October 2, 1919: “Among Glendale's latest business enterprises, we are pleased to mention Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company's mill which is to start operations in about two weeks. This firm has already spent several thousand dollars in remodeling and rebuilding and adding additional equipment to their plant just east of town. The pond has been enlarged so that it will have a capacity of a million feet, assuring a steady supply of logs so that special sizes and lengths can always be promptly handled. The construction of a planing mill is already under way, and will be ready to operate in about a month. The planer is to be electrically driven, local electrician D. A. Bonar of the California-Oregon Power Co. having charge of installing the motor and transformers which are already on the grounds. When the planer is ready, the company contemplate putting on a double crew and operating night and day.
Another advantage this mill will have which will greatly facilitate the loading of lumber on the cars, is the fact that the railroad extends the full length on both sides of the platform.
The logging railroad extends over four miles up Cow Creek, and a large crew of men under supervision of F. F. Williams have been busily engaged in putting this road in A No. 1 condition.
The logging will be in capable hands, the Montgomery Bros. Having this work in charge. They are old experienced loggers, and have their equipment all set and ready to begin activities.
The Lystul-Lawson firm was organized the past summer by J. O. Lystul and Thos. E. Lawson. Mr. Lystul formerly operated the mill now owned by the M-J Lumber Co., then known as the Lystul-Stuvland Mill. He is a mill man of wide experience, having been in the lumber business previous to coming to the Coast, in Wisconsin. Mr. Lawson, who is superintendent of the concern, is also an experienced mill man and timber expert. It is a certainty that the new concern will successfully carry forth their undertaking, and the News and its readers will all join in wishing the new mill company an ever increasing business.” (The Glendale News)
Another advantage this mill will have which will greatly facilitate the loading of lumber on the cars, is the fact that the railroad extends the full length on both sides of the platform.
The logging railroad extends over four miles up Cow Creek, and a large crew of men under supervision of F. F. Williams have been busily engaged in putting this road in A No. 1 condition.
The logging will be in capable hands, the Montgomery Bros. Having this work in charge. They are old experienced loggers, and have their equipment all set and ready to begin activities.
The Lystul-Lawson firm was organized the past summer by J. O. Lystul and Thos. E. Lawson. Mr. Lystul formerly operated the mill now owned by the M-J Lumber Co., then known as the Lystul-Stuvland Mill. He is a mill man of wide experience, having been in the lumber business previous to coming to the Coast, in Wisconsin. Mr. Lawson, who is superintendent of the concern, is also an experienced mill man and timber expert. It is a certainty that the new concern will successfully carry forth their undertaking, and the News and its readers will all join in wishing the new mill company an ever increasing business.” (The Glendale News)
May 20, 1920: “The Lystul-Lawson Co. are operating their mill ten hours a day, beginning last Monday morning.” (The Glendale News)
August 19, 1920: “Last Thursday afternoon an accident occurred at the Lystul-Lawson saw mill, in which Chas. Pruitt of this city sustained a badly crushed foot and had his leg fractured in two places. Mr. Pruitt, who is employed in the logging crew, was assisting in unloading a load of logs at the pond, when they rolled unexpectedly and caught him beneath tremendous weight. It was almost a miracle that he was not crushed to death, say those who witnessed the accident. He was brought to this city immediately and medical aid was given. In the evening the unfortunate man was taken to Grants Pass for treatment at the hospital, and latest reports state that he is doing nicely and getting along as well as can be expected.” (The Glendale News)
September 16, 1920: “Charles Pruitt, who was recently hurt at the Lystul-Lawson mill, and had been at the hospital in Grants Pass, returned home last week.” (The Glendale News)
October 28, 1920: “The Montgomery Brothers, who have had charge of the logging operations for the Lystul-Lawson Mill, have completed their contract with Mr. Williams and are preparing to move to Eugene the latter part of this week or the first of next.” (The Glendale News)
November 4, 1920: “The Lystul-Lawson Lumber Mill closed down last Friday for an indefinite period.” (The Glendale News)
November 18, 1920: “Tom McGee is employed as book-keeper at the Lystul-Lawson Mill.” (The Glendale News)
April 7, 1921: “The Lystul-Lawson Mill whistle was a welcome sound yesterday morning. The mill started up for a short run.” (The Glendale News)
April 20, 1922: “The Lystul-Lawson Lumber Co.'s mill began operations Tuesday." (The Glendale News)
June 8, 1922: “I. M. Woods returned from Silverton the first of the week, and is employed at the Lystul-Lawson mill.” (The Glendale News)
July 20, 1922: “Christoph Hagen and W. E. Butler are operating a small lath mill at the Lystul-Lawson Co.'s plant east of town, manufacturing lath from the slab wood.” (The Glendale News)
April 19, 1923: “The Lystul-Lawson mill will commence operations on Monday of next week. A. H. Hager, who has been employed at Klamath Falls, will return to Glendale and has been employed as sawyer.” (The Glendale News)
March 27, 1924: “Lory Miller was quite badly hurt while working at the lath mill at the Lystul-Lawson plant last Friday. A lath flew back out of the machine, driven with such force that it penetrated his cheek and came out at his ear. Has it struck an inch or so higher it would have destroyed his eye and had it struck an inch or so lower down it would have been driven through his neck and would undoubtedly have been fatal. He was cared for by the local doctor and is getting along nicely now.” (The Glendale News)
August 14, 1924: “A pile of lumber falling onto the foot of Louis Hiltz, Tuesday, while he was employed in the yards of the Lystul-Lawson Lumber company, caused him to lose several days time. Dr. Fawcett says that had ir not been for a quick jump backward he would undoubtedly have suffered a broken leg.” (The Glendale News)
August 21, 1924: “George Smith, an employe of the Lystul-Lawson Lumber company in their logging operations on Cow Creek about five miles out of Glendale, was quite seriously injured just after noon Monday, when he was caught between two rolling logs in such a manner as to quite badly squeeze him. He was brought to town where an examination by Dr. A. J. Fawcett failed to show any broken bones, although he was suffering considerably from the bruises and the shock. The heavy log pinched him and rolled over his leg from the knee to the hip and at first it was thought he was very seriously injured. Dr. Fawcett reports, however, that he will be able to be about again within a few days.” (The Glendale News)
February 19, 1925: “The Lystul-Lawson company, who recently purchased the Bitness tract of timber, are extending their logging road to the new cutting, about a mile beyond where the former terminal was. They expect to have the new road completed about the first of March, when they will resume operations in the mill.” (The Glendale News)
May 28, 1925: “Gus Skagenberg, while employed in the Lystul-Lawson logging camp, was struck by the choker, Tuesday, and suffered a fractured skull and a broken left shoulder blade. Dr. Fawcett rendered first aid and rushed the injured man to the Roseburg hospital from where word was received this morning that he is improving and stands a good chance to recover.” (The Glendale News)
July 9, 1925: “The Lystul-Lawson mill was idle a few days this week and over the fourth. They expect to resume sawing the latter part of the week, after the woods crew have moved their logging equipment.” (The Glendale News)
December 3, 1925: “The Lystul-Lawson Lumber Co. on last Friday, put into operation a new engine that they recently purchased and is being used for transportation of logs to the mill.” (The Glendale News)
December 31, 1925: “N. E. Stuvland, who is employed at the Lystul-Lawson Lumber Co's. Mill, attempted to step across a conveyor and in some way lost his footing, falling and breaking one of his ribs on last Wednesday.” (The Glendale News)
February 25, 1926: “E. C. Whitney, woodsman at Lystul-Lawson Lumber Co. was quite badly hurt Tuesday morning by a falling limb. Dr. A. J. Fawcett was called and rendered first aid, after which he was rushed to the Mercy hospital at Roseburg. His condition is said critical.” (The Glendale News)
March 25, 1926: “Arthur Hagen has accepted a position with the Lystul-Lawson Lumber Co. as woods foreman to fill the vacancy made by Geo. Armstrong.” (The Glendale News)
May 6, 1926: “Mr. O. Wirkkala, of Bellingham, Wash. Has moved his family to Glendale and has taken the contract to operate the Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company logging camp and deliver the logs to the mill. Mr. Wirkkala has been employed by some of the largest mills in the State of Washington and is the owner of a number of patents for machinery appliances used in the logging business. The logging railroad is being extended into a new body of timber and we are informed that the plans of the company contemplate operating the saw mill two shifts in the near future, if sufficient logs can be obtained. If this is done it will bring a number of new families to Glendale and will add materially to the growth of the community.” (The Glendale News)
June 17, 1926: “The Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company received a car of tails last week for use in the extension of their logging railroad into a new body of timber which will assure their log supply for many years.
During the past few years their logging railroad has been extended through scattering piece of timber at a large expense and at times it has been difficulty for them to secure a sufficient quantity of logs to operate the mill steadily.
In spite of these conditions and the weak condition of the lumber market for the past two years the company has operated their mill almost steadily while many larger mills have been closed down much of the time. The company deserves much credit for operating their mill and providing employment for the people of Glendale during these trying times.
With a supply of logs assured for a long time to come, it is expected that the mill will operate steadily for many years.
The logging operations of the company are in charge of Mr. O. Wirkkala who has a successful record with several of the largest sawmill owners of Washington and Oregon.
Conditions like this speak for the stability of Glendale and the News predicts a steady growth for Glendale in the future.” (The Glendale News)
During the past few years their logging railroad has been extended through scattering piece of timber at a large expense and at times it has been difficulty for them to secure a sufficient quantity of logs to operate the mill steadily.
In spite of these conditions and the weak condition of the lumber market for the past two years the company has operated their mill almost steadily while many larger mills have been closed down much of the time. The company deserves much credit for operating their mill and providing employment for the people of Glendale during these trying times.
With a supply of logs assured for a long time to come, it is expected that the mill will operate steadily for many years.
The logging operations of the company are in charge of Mr. O. Wirkkala who has a successful record with several of the largest sawmill owners of Washington and Oregon.
Conditions like this speak for the stability of Glendale and the News predicts a steady growth for Glendale in the future.” (The Glendale News)
June 24, 1926: “Jarley Pete fell from the dock at the Lystul-Lawson mill on Wednesday morning and was quite badly bruised.” (The Glendale News)
August 19, 1926: “On Thursday of last week, Carl Hussen, a logger for Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company received serious injuries to his back when he was struck by a rolling log and is confined to his home in a serious condition.
A. H. Hagen, Mayor of the City of Glendale, and woods foreman for the Lystul-Lawson Lumber Co., Saturday, was taken to the Mercy Hospital at Roseburg, suffering from a broken leg.
He was working in the woods and was hit by a rolling log that was being dragged by a donkey engine. He was knocked unconscious and his right leg was broken just above the knee.
Before he reached the hospital however, swelling had set in and this must be reduced before the limb can properly set.
Latest reports say that he is getting on nicely.
Rather an odd incident or coincident is connected with these two men being hurt, Mrs. Hussen was away from home after peaches and the same is true of Mrs. Hagen, for she too was away getting peaches when her husband was hurt.” (The Glendale News)
A. H. Hagen, Mayor of the City of Glendale, and woods foreman for the Lystul-Lawson Lumber Co., Saturday, was taken to the Mercy Hospital at Roseburg, suffering from a broken leg.
He was working in the woods and was hit by a rolling log that was being dragged by a donkey engine. He was knocked unconscious and his right leg was broken just above the knee.
Before he reached the hospital however, swelling had set in and this must be reduced before the limb can properly set.
Latest reports say that he is getting on nicely.
Rather an odd incident or coincident is connected with these two men being hurt, Mrs. Hussen was away from home after peaches and the same is true of Mrs. Hagen, for she too was away getting peaches when her husband was hurt.” (The Glendale News)
October 28, 1926: “The interests of J. O. Lystul and N. E. Stuvland in the Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company was purchased by Mr. D. C. Rhynsburger of Seattle. Mr. Rhynsburger has for the past fifteen years been with the Milwaukee Rail Road in the capacity of Civil Engineer. Mr. Rhynsburger is an ex-service man having spent two years in the service over seas and is still Major of the Reserve Engineer Corps.
Mr. T. A. Lawson will retain his interest in the company and continue in the same capacity as before and the Company name will not be changed at present.
Mr. Rhynsburger is a married man having a wife and nine year old son who will remain at Seattle for the present. He is a native of Iowa and was graduated from the Iowa State University Engineering Dept.
Mr. Rhynsburger is a young man of pleasing personality and the News extends the hand of welcome to He and his family to our growing city.” (The Glendale News)
Mr. T. A. Lawson will retain his interest in the company and continue in the same capacity as before and the Company name will not be changed at present.
Mr. Rhynsburger is a married man having a wife and nine year old son who will remain at Seattle for the present. He is a native of Iowa and was graduated from the Iowa State University Engineering Dept.
Mr. Rhynsburger is a young man of pleasing personality and the News extends the hand of welcome to He and his family to our growing city.” (The Glendale News)
January 5, 1928: “The Lystul-Lawson Lumber Co. is making extensive repairs on their mill in preparation for the spring opening.” (The Glendale Log)
February 2, 1928: “The Lystul-Lawson Company are making extensive improvements around the mill and mill yards. They expect to begin repairing their logging road in the near future. The rains of the winter season have played havoc with them necessitating many fills.” (The Glendale Log)
March 15, 1928: “Carl Johnson has returned to this city this week where he is again employed as night watchman at the Lystul-Lawson Mill.” (The Glendale Log)
March 19, 1925: “The mill of this company is located just in the edge of the city and has a daily capacity of about 40,000 feet. They give employment to some 60 men and are running constantly, thus making the payrolls steady every month.
The company has a complete mill and planing outfit and cut all kinds of rough and dressed lumber. Their own retail yards in Grants Pass take care of considerable of their output, though they do a big business in the central states in car and train shipments.
J. O. Lystul, president of the company, is thoroughly conversant with the lumber business from the ground up and is a financier of considerable capabilities, while Tom Lawson, the production manager, is thoroughly acquainted with timber and the handling of men, making a team who are hard to beat when it comes to operating a successful mill business, which is evidenced by the constant growth of this firms business.
The company has recently purchased another large tract of timber and are now extending their logging railroad to the new tract where they already have men at work falling trees and bucking up the saw logs. Probably by the time this item reaches the readers logs from the new tract will be going through the saws.
It is such firms as the Lystul-Lawson company who have made a prosperous community possible in Glendale and every citizen of the community appreciates their cooperation in making this the best place in the West in which to live and earn a livelihood.” (The Glendale News)
The company has a complete mill and planing outfit and cut all kinds of rough and dressed lumber. Their own retail yards in Grants Pass take care of considerable of their output, though they do a big business in the central states in car and train shipments.
J. O. Lystul, president of the company, is thoroughly conversant with the lumber business from the ground up and is a financier of considerable capabilities, while Tom Lawson, the production manager, is thoroughly acquainted with timber and the handling of men, making a team who are hard to beat when it comes to operating a successful mill business, which is evidenced by the constant growth of this firms business.
The company has recently purchased another large tract of timber and are now extending their logging railroad to the new tract where they already have men at work falling trees and bucking up the saw logs. Probably by the time this item reaches the readers logs from the new tract will be going through the saws.
It is such firms as the Lystul-Lawson company who have made a prosperous community possible in Glendale and every citizen of the community appreciates their cooperation in making this the best place in the West in which to live and earn a livelihood.” (The Glendale News)
March 26, 1925: “R. L. Gordon, employed by the Lystul-Lawson lumber company, received a badly mashed right hand yesterday morning when he got that member between the engine and tender of the company locomotive. Dr. A. J. Fawcett was called and dressed the wound.” (The Glendale News)
April 2, 1925: “Melbourne Hamilton and family moved to Glendale last Saturday from Bay City, and Mr. Hamilton is employed on the Lystul-Lawson locomotive.” (The Glendale News)
May 24, 1928: “The Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company resumed operations May 7th. During the winter months, the entire mill and plant was given a thorough and complete overhauling. A new carriage has been installed in the sawmill and new equipment has also been installed in the planing mill and railroad operations.
The sawmill has an eight hour capacity of 45,000 feet. Most of the cut is sold in California. The company is very proud of the fact that they had no complaints on any of their product in California in 1927. This speaks well for the expert way in which their lumber is manufactured and for the fine, close grained, old growth stock from which their product is cut.
J. O. Lystul general manager is in charge of the logging operations while Mr. Thomas Lawson is sawmill superintendent and sales manager. Mr. Lawson states that the outlook for the future is the most satisfactory it has been for several months and believes that the industry is entering an era of greater prosperity.
This mill is employing over fifty men at the present time.” (The Glendale Log)
The sawmill has an eight hour capacity of 45,000 feet. Most of the cut is sold in California. The company is very proud of the fact that they had no complaints on any of their product in California in 1927. This speaks well for the expert way in which their lumber is manufactured and for the fine, close grained, old growth stock from which their product is cut.
J. O. Lystul general manager is in charge of the logging operations while Mr. Thomas Lawson is sawmill superintendent and sales manager. Mr. Lawson states that the outlook for the future is the most satisfactory it has been for several months and believes that the industry is entering an era of greater prosperity.
This mill is employing over fifty men at the present time.” (The Glendale Log)
June 28, 1928: “Truman Sether and family arrived in the city this week from St. Helens where he has been employed for several years. Mr. Sether has accepted the position as bookkeeper for the Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company and started work at once. The former bookkeeper is leaving for Wisconsin.” (The Glendale Log)
May 16, 1929: “The Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company of this city resumed operations the first of the week after being closed down for a week during which time the mill pond was cleaned and other necessary repairs and improvements were made.” (The Glendale Log)
May 23, 1929: “Andrew Pete, who is employed by the Lystul Lawson Lumber Co. in their camp near the city, was badly injured this week when he was struck by a falling limb which lacerated his scalp. Dr. Fawcett was called and he found that several stitches were necessary to close the wound.” (The Glendale Log)
July 6, 1929: "Taking advantage of the Fourth, a time when many of the workmen desire to take a few days vacation anyway, the Lystul-Lawson Lumber Company shut down its sawmill just east of this city, Tuesday evening for about a 10-day period. During this time the company will rebuild the log deck and a part of the front end of the sawmill with new timbers so that a new steam log turner and carriage log loader can be added to the mill equipment and which will be installed during this shutdown." (The News-Review)
August 15, 1929: “Last Monday evening as the Lystul Lawson logging engine was coming into town from the lumber camp it started a fire on some brush land. Tom Lawson immediately secured a crew of men and hurriedly brought the blaze under control before it had done any material damage.” (The Glendale Log)
November 14, 1929: “Plans are now underway, we understand for the rebuilding of the Lystul-Lawson plant near this city to replace the mill which was destroyed by fire. The old Lystul-Lawson mill was one of the first mills in this vicinity and they were pioneers in the industry here and the fire which almost completely destroyed their plant came as a shock to the entire community. The further fact that there was no insurance upon the mill made the loss all the greater.
The company has several miles of railroad and many thousands of dollars tied up in logging equipment and timber. They expect to rebuild their mill to take care of their business in this vicinity. The principal stockholders in the company are John O. Lystul, Thomas E. Lawson, and Nels E. Stuvland. All three are men of much experience in the lumbering business and the fact that they have decided to rebuild comes as joyous news for the people of the city.” (The Glendale Log)
The company has several miles of railroad and many thousands of dollars tied up in logging equipment and timber. They expect to rebuild their mill to take care of their business in this vicinity. The principal stockholders in the company are John O. Lystul, Thomas E. Lawson, and Nels E. Stuvland. All three are men of much experience in the lumbering business and the fact that they have decided to rebuild comes as joyous news for the people of the city.” (The Glendale Log)
October 30, 1930: “Some time stop and take a look at the new Lystul-Lawson mill. It was built almost entirely by the personal efforts of three of our leading citizens who you all know and stands as a monument to their industry and perseverance. We wish them the best of success in it's operation.” (The Glendale Log)
October 30, 1930: “The Lystul-Lawson Mill is making running tests of the mill machinery. It is hoped by everyone in this vicinity that the mill will soon be running full capacity.” (The Glendale Log)
November 13, 1930: “The Lystul-Lawson mill is shipping a car this week.” (The Glendale Log)
February 12, 1931: “Russell Hill took a truck of machinery to Klamath Falls for the Lystul Lawson Lbr. Co.” (The Glendale Log)
March 26, 1931: “The Lystul-Lawson mill commenced operations Monday morning. One Glendale resident says it has been so long since the mill whistles were heard 'hereabouts' that her chickens all broke and ran when they heard the unusual, though most welcome sound.” (The Glendale Log)
May 28, 1931: “With the installation of the new engine at the Lystul mill last week operations there have begun. A crew started in Monday morning.” (The Glendale Log)
August 27, 1931: “Frank Hill has a crew of men cutting cedar at Fernvale to be brought in to the Lystul-Lawson mill this week.” (The Glendale Log)
September 10, 1931: “Russell Hill, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, mashed the end off a finger while working in the logging woods for Lystul-Lawson Lumber company Wednesday morning.” (The Glendale Log)
March 24, 1932: “The Lystul-Lawson mill operated two days last week and shipped a carload of lumber.” (The Glendale Log)
July 14, 1932: “The Lystul-Lawson Lumber company ran the fore part of the week, cutting a supply of pine out of their pond.” (The Glendale Log)
Continued to: Apex Lumber Company (1935)