PROUTY BROTHERS
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Clatsop County - Seaside
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August 15, 1913: "Active work has commenced at the recently acquired sawmill site of Prouty Brothers, who are now operating a mill at Ferndale, Wash., near the British Columbia line. The ground is now practically cleared and the erection of the sawmill building will be commenced immediately. The capacity of the mill will be 30,000 feet a day and practically the entire output of the mill will be used in the box factory that will be built as soon as the mill saws the necessary lumber.
It is expected that the mill will be in operation by the first of November. The machinery of the Ferndale plant will be shipped here and installed, as the timber holdings of the company are now exhausted. A free lease to the millsite, consisting of three and one-half acres on the banks of the Wahanna river, was given the company by A. Welch, the electric utilities promoter. The site adjoins the electric lighting plant that supplies Seaside and Gearhart and is ideally located to saw lumber that has been contracted for from Olsen Brothers, a logging firm that is operating extensively in this vicinity. The lease from Welch is for a period of 50 years and Olsen Brothers have contracted to supply logs for the entire life of the lease.
The mill and factory will be modern in detail and the Oriental box trade will be catered to principally for the present." (Mosier Bulletin)
It is expected that the mill will be in operation by the first of November. The machinery of the Ferndale plant will be shipped here and installed, as the timber holdings of the company are now exhausted. A free lease to the millsite, consisting of three and one-half acres on the banks of the Wahanna river, was given the company by A. Welch, the electric utilities promoter. The site adjoins the electric lighting plant that supplies Seaside and Gearhart and is ideally located to saw lumber that has been contracted for from Olsen Brothers, a logging firm that is operating extensively in this vicinity. The lease from Welch is for a period of 50 years and Olsen Brothers have contracted to supply logs for the entire life of the lease.
The mill and factory will be modern in detail and the Oriental box trade will be catered to principally for the present." (Mosier Bulletin)
September 6, 1913: "Negotiations for the purchase of the sawmill machinery of the defunct Seaside Sawmill Company were completed last night by Prouty Brothers, who recently came here from Ferndale, Wash., and secured a sawmill site near the Seaside Electric Light and Power Company plant on the Wahannah River. It is understood that the consideration was in the neighborhood of $5000.
Prouty Brothers had intended bringing their sawmill machinery here from Ferndale but after they had erected the frame for the mill, negotiations were opened for the purchase of the old plant. The Ferndale plant will now be left where it is and operated there by one of the brothers.
The Ferndale plant has a capacity of 30,000 feet per day, while the plant here has a record of 79,000 feet for a single day. The average cut, however, is lower.
After the machinery is in place, lumber will be sawed for a dry kiln and later for a box factory of sufficient capacity to consume practically all the output of the mill. Box shooks for the Oriental trade will be the staple product of the plant, although general market conditions will govern the class of business that will be handled later.
It is expected that the mill will be in operation by November 1. There is enough timber within easy reach to keep the mill running steadily for several years and within the radius of a few miles there is sufficient raw material to keep the saws going for the entire 550 years of the lease." (Morning Oregonian)
Prouty Brothers had intended bringing their sawmill machinery here from Ferndale but after they had erected the frame for the mill, negotiations were opened for the purchase of the old plant. The Ferndale plant will now be left where it is and operated there by one of the brothers.
The Ferndale plant has a capacity of 30,000 feet per day, while the plant here has a record of 79,000 feet for a single day. The average cut, however, is lower.
After the machinery is in place, lumber will be sawed for a dry kiln and later for a box factory of sufficient capacity to consume practically all the output of the mill. Box shooks for the Oriental trade will be the staple product of the plant, although general market conditions will govern the class of business that will be handled later.
It is expected that the mill will be in operation by November 1. There is enough timber within easy reach to keep the mill running steadily for several years and within the radius of a few miles there is sufficient raw material to keep the saws going for the entire 550 years of the lease." (Morning Oregonian)
October 12, 1913: "Business conditions in Seaside show a marked improvement over the conditions here a year ago. The new sawmill being built by Prouty Bros. is nearing completion and sawing probably will commence about November 2. As soon as the mill is in operation a dry kiln will be built and then a box factory will be erected to handle the bulk of the output of the mill. Quite a crew of men will be employed in the sawmill and box factory and a logging crew also will be kept busy in the woods.
Arrangements have just been made between the sawmill people and the electric light company whereby the electric plant will be supplied with fuel by the mill company and electric power will be used in the mill." (Sunday Oregonian)
Arrangements have just been made between the sawmill people and the electric light company whereby the electric plant will be supplied with fuel by the mill company and electric power will be used in the mill." (Sunday Oregonian)