SILVERTON LUMBER COMPANY
Marion County - Silverton
July 17, 1908: “After having been shut down about four weeks, the Silverton Lumber company's mill, in Silverton, is expected to start up this month. The company has received eastern orders for more than 60 cars of lumber, which will clean out the yards. The mill was shut down owing to temporarily unfavorable conditions of the market.” (The Glendale News)
January 19, 1912: "Alleging that because of the defective equipment maintained by the Silverton Lumber company in its mill, that he was injured. Alfred Olson has commenced a suit against it in the circuit court asking for $12,000 damages." (Daily Coast Mail)
June 28, 1912: "Alfred Olson has been awarded damages amounting to $6000 against the Silverton Lumber Co. for injuries suffered while in the company's employ. He asked for a judgment of $12,000, but the jury after consideration of the extent of his injuries reduced it to half that sum." (Cloverdale Courier)
July 18, 1913: "Mike Dolan, the new engineer for the Silverton Lumber Company started in to work Wednesday and was rushing the work forward at a great rate, but going down the stiff grade the brakes for some reason refused to act and the engine went wild. After repeated efforts to stop the runaway, Mr. Dolan jumped, breaking his hip and bruising himself very badly. This was a very bad day's work for the first day, but Mr. Dolan is improving, and will be able to try again in a few weeks." (The Silverton Journal)
August 22, 1913: "Last Friday night some poor, crazy creature cut the Silverton Lumber Company's main belt at the big sawmill and compelled the shutting down of the whole works for several days. This was a great loss to the company, but a greater one to the workingmen. Why on earth any one can do such a mean, useless thing as that puzzles us, but there is, of course, a cause for it, and to remove that cause should be the concern of every thinking man and woman in the world.
The belt was cut in three places, and as it was cut so it could not be laced, it necessitated sending for an expert to mend it. This belt is three feet wide and cost over five hundred dollars.
An I.W.W. man who believes in sabotage says that any man who would do such a deed with no more reason than this fellow apparently had is a brainless idiot, and it is certain that among all classes here the poor criminal would find but very few who would approve of such maniacal conduct." (The Silverton Journal)
The belt was cut in three places, and as it was cut so it could not be laced, it necessitated sending for an expert to mend it. This belt is three feet wide and cost over five hundred dollars.
An I.W.W. man who believes in sabotage says that any man who would do such a deed with no more reason than this fellow apparently had is a brainless idiot, and it is certain that among all classes here the poor criminal would find but very few who would approve of such maniacal conduct." (The Silverton Journal)
August 22, 1913: "Mark Farrell, of the Davis-Scott Belting Co., returned to Portland after fixing up the big belt that was cut at the Silverton Lumber Company's mill. Mr. Farrell says that the rascal who cut the belt knew how to cut it so it could not be laced." (The Silverton Journal)
October 17, 1913: "The man who was accidentally killed last June at the Silverton Lumber Company's camp evidently had a wife who has sued the company for $80,000. The trial was held in Salem last Tuesday. Among those who attended the trial from here were: W. A. Reynolds, Ed. Held, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lytle, Carl Falkenberg, Jesse Kephart and Tom Day." (The Silverton Journal)
October 17, 1913: "The man who was accidentally killed last June at the Silverton Lumber Company's camp evidently had a wife who has sued the company for $80,000. The trial was held in Salem last Tuesday. Among those who attended the trial from here were: W. A. Reynolds, Ed. Held, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Lytle, Carl Falkenberg, Jesse Kephart and Tom Day." (The Silverton Journal)
February 13, 1914: "Little Joe, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lytle, who live at the Silverton Lumber Company's camp, fell into a pan of boiling water last Saturday and was badly scalded. The injury was about the hips and one arm. He was brought to Silverton for treatment, and at this writing he is at his Grandpa Lytle's home and getting along nicely." (The Silverton Journal)
February 27, 1914: "The largest industrial plant is the Silverton Lumber Company's mill. This company has large holdings of timber near here. It operates a 100,000 foot capacity mill the year around, giving employment to 250 to 300 men at the mill and in the woods. A 12-mile logging railroad is operated to get logs to the mill and in the woods. The Silver Falls Logging Company have their yards and offices located here. These people recently have built a 25-mile logging railroad into the Abiqua basin, and have tapped one of the largest bodies of standing fir timber in the state of Oregon. They have been shipping during the past fall an average of 40 cars of logs daily to Portland, and when this company gets well started in its logging operations great developments are expected, and this city will certainly be benefited." (The Silverton Journal)
February 14, 1915: "The Silverton Lumber company has started its sawmill full blast, upon full time, with a full crew. At least 125 men are employed in and about the mill. The mill had been closed for about three weeks, during which time the plant was completely overhauled and some additions made.
It is not probable that the company will start its logging camp for at least two months. During the early winter it hauled and decked two immense piles of logs and has enough to run quite a while. The piles contain about 6,000,000 feet of lumber. In about six weeks the company expects to start moving camp and when the time comes for active operations all will be ready." (The Oregon Daily Journal)
It is not probable that the company will start its logging camp for at least two months. During the early winter it hauled and decked two immense piles of logs and has enough to run quite a while. The piles contain about 6,000,000 feet of lumber. In about six weeks the company expects to start moving camp and when the time comes for active operations all will be ready." (The Oregon Daily Journal)
January 9, 1920: "The Silverton Lumber company has filed application with the state engineer here for the appropriation of water from Stout creek, near Mehama, for generating steam and for a log pond." (Ashland Daily Tidings)