RANDOLPH MILL (AKA ABERDEEN MILL)
Randolph
August 19, 1910: "The big mill of the Randolph Lumber Co., which is also known as the Aberdeen mill, has been sold to a company whose officers are as follows: E. E. Johnson, President; S. A. Bartlett, Vice-President; Geo. Hartley, Secretary. These men are all known in the lumber circles of Coos county, and are men thoroughly conversant with the lumber business.
The mill will probably be run in connection with the Lyons & Johnson mill, as some of the parties are interested in both companies. Ample transportation and sufficient market for the entire output have been arranged so that the mill will be run at full capacity all the time.
The Randolph mill is one of the best built mills in Coos county and has a daily capacity of over 50,000 feet. With all the mills on the river running at full blast, it should make things lively in this section.---Bandon Recorder." (Myrtle Point Enterprise)
The mill will probably be run in connection with the Lyons & Johnson mill, as some of the parties are interested in both companies. Ample transportation and sufficient market for the entire output have been arranged so that the mill will be run at full capacity all the time.
The Randolph mill is one of the best built mills in Coos county and has a daily capacity of over 50,000 feet. With all the mills on the river running at full blast, it should make things lively in this section.---Bandon Recorder." (Myrtle Point Enterprise)
July 1, 1913: "About 1 o'clock last Wednesday morning fire was discovered in the fire-room of the Randolph mill, near Bandon, and the flames spread rapidly until the entire mill and its contents were destroyed. The lumber on the wharf was saved and the residence buildings occupied by the millmen escaped burning but the mill was entirely wiped out.
The loss will reach $75,000 and the insurance carried totaled about $40,000 but this amount covered lumber and wharf not burned so the entire amount carried will not be paid.
Several hundred thousand feet of lumber was piled on the wharf ready for shipment but this was saved through the efforts of the crew of the steamer Grace Dollar which was to take the lumber out by the tug Klihyam.
Many people from Bandon hastened to the scene in automobiles and the Life Saving Crew, at first news of the fire, hurried thither in their power boat and rendered valuable assistance.
The Randolph Mill was built in 1901 by Carmen & Krites and was one of the best producers on the Coquille river, its capacity being 80,000 per day. Sixty men were employed in and about the mill. During the past year many improvements had been made on the mill. The plant has been practically rebuilt. New machinery had been installed and the plant had only recently been put in first class condition and so equipped the output was greatly increased. The steamer Grace Dollar was built especially to run into the Coquille river and carry the output from the Randolph mill.
The loss is a severe blow to the company and the community, but it is understood that the plant will be rebuilt." (Coquille Herald)
The loss will reach $75,000 and the insurance carried totaled about $40,000 but this amount covered lumber and wharf not burned so the entire amount carried will not be paid.
Several hundred thousand feet of lumber was piled on the wharf ready for shipment but this was saved through the efforts of the crew of the steamer Grace Dollar which was to take the lumber out by the tug Klihyam.
Many people from Bandon hastened to the scene in automobiles and the Life Saving Crew, at first news of the fire, hurried thither in their power boat and rendered valuable assistance.
The Randolph Mill was built in 1901 by Carmen & Krites and was one of the best producers on the Coquille river, its capacity being 80,000 per day. Sixty men were employed in and about the mill. During the past year many improvements had been made on the mill. The plant has been practically rebuilt. New machinery had been installed and the plant had only recently been put in first class condition and so equipped the output was greatly increased. The steamer Grace Dollar was built especially to run into the Coquille river and carry the output from the Randolph mill.
The loss is a severe blow to the company and the community, but it is understood that the plant will be rebuilt." (Coquille Herald)