MURPHY TIMBER COMPANY
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Washington County - Banks
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July 1920: "Murphy Timber Co., Banks, has overhauled its sawmill and resumed operations on June 21." (The Timberman)
July 6, 1922: "The Murphy Timber company has suffered the loss of its mill at Banks, Or. The mill, of 100,000 foot capacity, caught fire, it is thought, from sparks. The loss, estimated at $200,000, was partially covered by insurance. There are numerous fires on the properties of the Murphy Timber company, both at Banks and at Deer Island." (Morning Oregonian)