POTTER LUMBER COMPANY
Mill City
March 7, 1912: "A new lumber concern, to be known as the Potter Lumber Company has been organized in Mill City. Articles of incorporation have been filed, the incorporators being J. F. Potter and D. B. Hill. The mill will be located a mile and a quarter west of Mill City.
The company has already let the contract for the construction of the mill, and work is now under way. It is expected to be completed within a month and will have a capacity of 30,000 feet daily. The incorporators however, do not expect to get into operation before May first. Their main office will be located in Mill City, but certain distribution points in the valley are likely to be selected at a later date." (The Stayton Mail)
The company has already let the contract for the construction of the mill, and work is now under way. It is expected to be completed within a month and will have a capacity of 30,000 feet daily. The incorporators however, do not expect to get into operation before May first. Their main office will be located in Mill City, but certain distribution points in the valley are likely to be selected at a later date." (The Stayton Mail)
July 13, 1916: "The sawmill and shingle mill of the Potter Lumber Company one and one-half miles west of Mill City, were entirely destroyed by fire shortly after midnight Wednesday morning, with a loss of $40,000. The loss is partly covered by insurance. The mill had a capacity of 65,000 feet of lumber and one car of shingles daily. It was running day and night and employed about 80 men in the mill and logging camps." (The Santiam News)
November 23, 1916: "Frank Potter will build a shingle mill at Mill City." (The Santiam News)