MENEFEE LUMBER COMPANY
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Lane County - Wendling
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August 6, 1921: "Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Babcock and family, of Wendling, were in Eugene yesterday on business. Mr. Babcock is manager of the tie department of the Menefee Lumber company and makes his headquarters at the Wendling mill." (The Eugene Guard)
February 5, 1922: "An output of 600 railroad ties a day is the report of H. J. Babcock, manager of the tie department of the L. B. Menefee Lumber company, who was in the city yesterday purchasing supplies for the concern. The manager states that expectations are that the daily capacity of the concern will be increased to 800 ties in the near future. Douglas fir is employed in the tie work and plenty of the standing timber is in sight to continue operations indefinitely, declares the manager." (Morning Register)
January 18, 1923: "About 600 feet of flume at the plant of the Menefee Lumber company near Wendling was thrown down by the heavy gale early yesterday morning, according to H. J. Babcock, manager of the plant, who was a visitor here yesterday.
The wind was terrific, according to the report of Babcock, and many trees were also blown down from the knoll which has been partially cleared for the mill.
The recent high water carried down a part of the flume of the concern and repairs had just been completed when the wind took out the 600 feet. The flume will be replaced immediately, says the manager." (Morning Register)
The wind was terrific, according to the report of Babcock, and many trees were also blown down from the knoll which has been partially cleared for the mill.
The recent high water carried down a part of the flume of the concern and repairs had just been completed when the wind took out the 600 feet. The flume will be replaced immediately, says the manager." (Morning Register)
May 12, 1923: "With the installation of new equipment a night shift is to be put on at the plant of the L. B. Menefee Lumber company, which operates at Wendling, according to H. J. Babcock. The present plant has a daily capacity of about 40,000 and the output will be doubled with the starting of the night shift." (The World)
May 16, 1924: "Leonard Boggs of Marcola received a broken shoulder when he slipped from a log and dropped into the water as he was floating a string of logs for the Menefee Lumber company of Wendling." (The Eugene Guard)
June 2, 1924: "Lack of orders for railroad ties, with which the yards and dock are filled, has caused the shutdown of the Menefee Lumber company's ill above Wendling, according to workers in the city today.
The mill's camp will shut down in about a week, as soon as all the bucked logs are yarded. About 90 men are effected by the shutdown, it is said." (The Eugene Guard)
The mill's camp will shut down in about a week, as soon as all the bucked logs are yarded. About 90 men are effected by the shutdown, it is said." (The Eugene Guard)
April 19, 1925: "Mr. Johnson of Menefee lumber camp near Wendling was taken to hospital with pneumonia this morning." (Morning Register)