McPHERSON SAWMILL
Lebanon
December 3, 1936: "The Tom Russell mill, located just outside the city limits of Lebanon, and for the past several months idle, will reopen shortly after the first of the year with Charles C. McPherson in charge. McPherson, who since 1919 has been operating a sawmill with his brothers at Berlin, has taken a year's lease on the plant with option to buy at the end of the period.
McPherson, who moved his family into a new home on Franklin street this week, said the first year's operations of the mill would be confined mainly to cutting for local use. The balance will be shipped by rail. Some new equipment will be purchased, but larger expansions will be made as operations are enlarged.
If the new manager is as successful with the plant as is indicated, equipment at the McPherson Bros. mill at Berlin will be moved here. The Berlin plant, now cutting about 15,000 feet, will be shut down soon, McPherson said.
The Berlin man was convinced a plant in Lebanon offered a fine opportunity. A spur track and large pond is adjacent to the mill and the logs will be trucked in.
McPherson has been associated with lumbering for many years. He was born in the Reed district three miles from the heart of Lebanon, and is the son of W. H. McPherson, who operated a mill in this area 60 years ago." (The Lebanon Express)
McPherson, who moved his family into a new home on Franklin street this week, said the first year's operations of the mill would be confined mainly to cutting for local use. The balance will be shipped by rail. Some new equipment will be purchased, but larger expansions will be made as operations are enlarged.
If the new manager is as successful with the plant as is indicated, equipment at the McPherson Bros. mill at Berlin will be moved here. The Berlin plant, now cutting about 15,000 feet, will be shut down soon, McPherson said.
The Berlin man was convinced a plant in Lebanon offered a fine opportunity. A spur track and large pond is adjacent to the mill and the logs will be trucked in.
McPherson has been associated with lumbering for many years. He was born in the Reed district three miles from the heart of Lebanon, and is the son of W. H. McPherson, who operated a mill in this area 60 years ago." (The Lebanon Express)
April 27, 1939: "The McPherson sawmill, shut down for the past several months while it was entirely reconstructed and machinery from the Berlin mill was moved here, will reopen next Monday morning, according to Joe McPherson, manager and one of the three owners.
Fifteen men besides the owners will be employed, and the cut will average around 25,000 feet. McPherson said. This will be about 5,000 feet more than the total produced by the local and Berlin mills before the latter was closed down and moved here.
The planer mill is not quite ready for operation yet and will open in a week or two. While all the improvements are completed, reconstruction will continue along with operation during the spring and summer. Cost of the improvements were estimated at $4500.
The other owners are George L. McPherson, who acts in the capacity of millwright, and W. E. McPherson, who is in charge of the log supply. Logs will continue to be furnished by Walter Scott and Paul Heyne.
The concern is located south of town east of the Santiam highway." (The Lebanon Express)
Fifteen men besides the owners will be employed, and the cut will average around 25,000 feet. McPherson said. This will be about 5,000 feet more than the total produced by the local and Berlin mills before the latter was closed down and moved here.
The planer mill is not quite ready for operation yet and will open in a week or two. While all the improvements are completed, reconstruction will continue along with operation during the spring and summer. Cost of the improvements were estimated at $4500.
The other owners are George L. McPherson, who acts in the capacity of millwright, and W. E. McPherson, who is in charge of the log supply. Logs will continue to be furnished by Walter Scott and Paul Heyne.
The concern is located south of town east of the Santiam highway." (The Lebanon Express)