SIUSLAW RIVER LUMBER COMPANY
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Lane County - Acme
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September 3, 1889: "Articles of Incorporation filed: The Siuslaw River Lumber Company; object to do a general lumber business; principal place of business at Acme, Lane county; capital stock $25,000; Able C. Cushman, James Cushman, Cyrus C. Cushman, R. B. Cushman, E. R. Cushman, C. Cushman, E. P. Wait and Sydney Wait are the incorporators." (Statesman Journal)
March 25, 1892: "The sailing schooner Albion, from San Francisco, arrived at this port Sunday and the same day towed to the Siuslaw River Lumber Company's wharf at Acme, where she was loaded with 125,000 feet of lumber, and is now anchored in the bay abreast of Florence waiting to be towed out. Her cargo is consigned to Stevens & Beedle, San Francisco." (The West)
September 2, 1892: "Messrs. Meyer & Kyle have contracted with the Siuslaw River Lumber Company for delivery of 500,000 feet of lumber. This same firm has also contracted with sailing schooners to deliver this lumber to their agents at San Francisco." (The West)
December 2, 1892: "The Siuslaw River Lumber Company's mill is kept busy sawing on order lumber from Oakland, Calif., much of which will be shipped miles into the interior of the state." (The West)
February 1, 1899: "The news reached Florence Jan. 27 that the Siuslaw River Lumber Co.'s Mill at Acme burned last night. Two boats belonging to Geo. Montgomery and S. J. Seymour were burned with the mill also some potatoes belonging to the latter. The mill was built out over the river on piles and as the floors burned through the machinery fell into the river. The mill and contents is a total loss. West Supplement." (Broad-Axe)
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February 27. 1903: “Lyons Bros. Of Walton have contracted to furnish 1,500,000 feet of logs to the Siuslaw Lumber Co.” (The West)
February 27, 1903: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill is not running this week. The hands are employed in setting up the new machinery which arrived a short time ago.” (The West)
April 3, 1903: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill is shut down on account of lack of wharf room for piling their lumber. Boats are expected here in a few days to load at this mill. Meantime the crew are busy putting in the machinery which arrived recently.” (The West)
April 17, 1903: “The Robarts went to Marshfield Sunday and returned Wednesday with machinery for the Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill at Acme.” (The West)
May 8, 1903: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill is shut down for lack of room to pile their lumber. Boats are expected here soon from the city.” (The West)
August 7, 1903: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co. received a letter from the city office stating that the steamer Acme was disabled by cracking her shaft, and that she would be off this run for six weeks; but later mail brought word that the machine shop was working day and night on the shaft and that the vessel would be off only about three weeks.” (The West)
September 18, 1903: “The schooner C. A. Klose left for San Francisco Monday afternoon with a cargo of 600,000 feet of lumber from the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill.” (The West)
October 9, 1903: “Tuesday morning a man by the name of Johnson was severely injured by a fall, while working for the Siuslaw Lumber Co. at Acme.
He had climbed up on the side of a pile of lumber and had hold of the top board when it slipped and he fell a distance of 12 to 15 feet. One side was injured and part of his body is paralyzed as a result. No one saw him fall but Mr. Noffsinger heard his groans and on investigating found him where he had fallen.
Johnson has been on the river but a short time, having come here from San Francisco. He has been a sailor, but for several weeks past has been working in Florence and Acme. He was brought here Wednesday and will leave on the Acme for San Francisco.” (The West)
He had climbed up on the side of a pile of lumber and had hold of the top board when it slipped and he fell a distance of 12 to 15 feet. One side was injured and part of his body is paralyzed as a result. No one saw him fall but Mr. Noffsinger heard his groans and on investigating found him where he had fallen.
Johnson has been on the river but a short time, having come here from San Francisco. He has been a sailor, but for several weeks past has been working in Florence and Acme. He was brought here Wednesday and will leave on the Acme for San Francisco.” (The West)
October 30. 1903: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill closed down Wednesday evening.” (The West)
January 9, 1904: “I. P. Cushman, proprietor of the Acme sawmill, on the Siuslaw, was in Eugene today on his way to San Francisco to purchase new machinery and supplies for his mill.
While conversing with a Guard reporter, Mr. Cushman said: 'Everything is very quiet along the bay; all the mills are shut down and are making repairs. I am enlarging my own mill and putting in new machinery. Otherwise there is nothing doing at the bay, but wait until I return from San Francisco and I'll have some more definite news for you concerning the business.'” (The Eugene Weekly Guard)
While conversing with a Guard reporter, Mr. Cushman said: 'Everything is very quiet along the bay; all the mills are shut down and are making repairs. I am enlarging my own mill and putting in new machinery. Otherwise there is nothing doing at the bay, but wait until I return from San Francisco and I'll have some more definite news for you concerning the business.'” (The Eugene Weekly Guard)
January 23, 1904: “I. B. Cushman, of the Siuslaw Lumber Company, at Acme, arrived in Eugene this morning from San Francisco, where he went to arrange for transportation to that city of the output of his company's big mill.
When asked as to the lumber prospects on the lower Siuslaw, Mr. Cushman said that the bay ought to put out 25,000,000 feet this year. The mills are owned by the Siuslaw Lumber Co., M. E. Saubert & Co., Meyer & Kyle and O. W. Hurd.
All the mills are idle now, but in the early spring they will start up again and run to their full capacity.
Mr. Cushman will leave for Acme on tomorrow morning's stage.” (The Eugene Weekly Guard)
When asked as to the lumber prospects on the lower Siuslaw, Mr. Cushman said that the bay ought to put out 25,000,000 feet this year. The mills are owned by the Siuslaw Lumber Co., M. E. Saubert & Co., Meyer & Kyle and O. W. Hurd.
All the mills are idle now, but in the early spring they will start up again and run to their full capacity.
Mr. Cushman will leave for Acme on tomorrow morning's stage.” (The Eugene Weekly Guard)
February 12, 1904: “The schooner Bender Bro's. Of San Francisco came in Tuesday evening with some more machinery for the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill. She will take our a cargo of lumber. Two other schooners, the Mary Etta and the Miller, are on their way here after lumber.” (The West)
February 26, 1904: “The schooner Mayflower, five days out from San Francisco, arrived here Wednesday evening. She brought up an engine and some other machinery for the Siuslaw Lumber Co.” (The West)
May 6, 1904: “The whistle of the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill is again heard calling the men to their daily toil.”
“The Bender Bro's. Left for San Francisco Sunday morning with a cargo of lumber from the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill.” (The West)
“The Bender Bro's. Left for San Francisco Sunday morning with a cargo of lumber from the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill.” (The West)
May 6, 1904: “A large amount of new machinery has recently been put into the Siuslaw Lumber Co's, mill at Acme, increasing its capacity to 75,000 feet per day and taking a crew of about 50 men to operate. The company has almost thirteen million feet of logs in the booms and expect to start up about May1.” (The West)
August 17, 1904: “While working at the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill at Acme, last Friday afternoon, Beran Camp of Mapleton had both hands severely burned.
He had gone up on the slab conveyor for some purpose, when he was caught by one of the logs which carry up the refuse, taken to the end and dropped on the fire which consumes the refuse from the mill. He scrambled out hastily getting his hands badly burned before he could escape.
As he fell about 25 feet he was fortunate in escaping with no worse injury. He was brought to Florence and Dr, Luckey dressed the burns.” (The West)
He had gone up on the slab conveyor for some purpose, when he was caught by one of the logs which carry up the refuse, taken to the end and dropped on the fire which consumes the refuse from the mill. He scrambled out hastily getting his hands badly burned before he could escape.
As he fell about 25 feet he was fortunate in escaping with no worse injury. He was brought to Florence and Dr, Luckey dressed the burns.” (The West)
August 31, 1904: "I. B. Cushman, secretary of the Siuslaw River Lumber Co., informs us that they are now putting in such repairs as will prevent sawdust from entering the river." (The West)
October 21, 1904: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co. finished sawing for the season, Wednesday evening, and have closed down their mill for the winter.” (The West)
March 3, 1905: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co. are putting their mill in order and intend to start sawing again this month.” (The West)
March 3, 1905: “Riley Mills and Roy Carns brought down a raft of logs from the Point Terrace boom for the Siuslaw Lumber Co., a day or two ago.” (The West)
April 7, 1905: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co. are putting their mill in order and intend to commence sawing next Monday.” (The West)
April 7, 1905: “Mr. Towson and wife of San Francisco arrived at Acme a few days ago. Mr. Towson has accepted a position as filer in the Siuslaw Lumber Company's mill.” (The West)
April 14, 1905: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co. started their mill Tuesday morning for the summer's run, making times considerably more lively in Acme.” (The West)
May 26, 1905: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill shut down a few days ago as the wharf is full and they have no place to pile the lumber.” (The West)
June 9, 1905: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co. will resume operations at their mill Monday June 12th, and desire all employees to be on hand. Any parties desiring employment would do well to see them.” (The West)
July 28, 1905: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill closed down for repairs.” (The West)
July 28, 1905: “Mrs. Gibbs has moved back to Acme and is running the mess house for the Siuslaw Lumber Co.” (The West)
October 6, 1905: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co., finished cutting their logs on hand and shut down last Saturday for the season. We understand they expect to commence sawing again in February. Meanwhile the mill will be repaired and put in good condition for next season's work.” (The West)
November 3, 1905: “The gasoline schooner Sotoyome sailed for San Francisco last Friday loaded with lumber from the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill. The vessel was drawing twelve feet of water and carried about 650,000, feet of lumber, being the largest cargo ever crossing the Siuslaw bar.” (The West)
March 2, 1906: “The Siuslaw Lumber Company are making preparations to start up their mill next week for the summer's run.” (The West)
March 9, 1906: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co. are pushing repair work on their mill.” (The West)
March 30, 1906: “We are glad to hear the whistle of the Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill again.” (The West)
March 30, 1906: “The sound of the whistle at the Siuslaw Lumber Co mill is now heard every morning calling the hands to arise from their slumber to prepare for their day's work. This sounds like old times and means business for our neighbor town of Acme.” (The West)
April 13, 1906: “The gasoline schooner Sotoyome of San Francisco, arrived here Saturday morning after a cargo of lumber from the Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill. The vessel also brought in some new machinery for that mill.” (The West)
April 13, 1906: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co. received a new steam ratchet set, by the Sotoyome, the mill shut down this week til the machinery could be put in place.” (The West)
April 20, 1906: “The Siuslaw Lumber company have filed notice with the county clerk that they have appropriated for their use as a log brand for logs on the Siuslaw river and its tributaries the figures '06.' ” (The West)
April 20, 1906: “One of the cylinder heads of the big engine at the Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill at Acme was blown out Monday morning just as the men were starting to work. The mill had not been running for a week previous on account of putting in some new machinery, but was ready to resume operations when this mishap caused further delay.” (The West)
June 15, 1906: “About 10:30 Wednesday morning while at work around the Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill at Acme the foreman, S. J. Seymour, caught his clothing on a protruding screw and one foot was drawn into the machinery.
A surgeon was summoned by phone from Eugene and about twenty-four hours later Dr. Bartel arrived at Acme to care for the injured man. Two of the smaller toes were amputated and quite a large piece of bone removed. While it will be some time before Mr. Seymour can use his foot it is thought that he will eventually be able to walk without limping.” (The West)
A surgeon was summoned by phone from Eugene and about twenty-four hours later Dr. Bartel arrived at Acme to care for the injured man. Two of the smaller toes were amputated and quite a large piece of bone removed. While it will be some time before Mr. Seymour can use his foot it is thought that he will eventually be able to walk without limping.” (The West)
July 26, 1906: "The schooner Hugh Hogan arrived here yesterday after being out 20 days from San Francisco and went to Acme to load at the Siuslaw Lumber Co's Mill.
The schooner Mayflower was towed down the river from Acme yesterday ready for a trip to San Francisco. She is loaded with lumber from the Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill and butter from the Hurd creamery." (Eugene Weekly Guard)
The schooner Mayflower was towed down the river from Acme yesterday ready for a trip to San Francisco. She is loaded with lumber from the Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill and butter from the Hurd creamery." (Eugene Weekly Guard)
July 27, 1906: “C. C. Behnke assisted by John L. Furnish, is busy at work these days making a chain for a slab conveyor at the Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill. The chain will be about four hundred feet in length.” (The West)
September 21, 1906: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co's. Mill is shut down for repairs.” (The West)
September 27, 1906: "W. L. Fisk, engineer at the Siuslaw Lumber Company's big sawmill at Acme, recently purchased by Wendling and other California lumber magnates, is in the city, having come out for the purpose of getting some of the sawmill machinery repaired at Gross Bros. foundry.
The boiler fronts for the mill which Gross Bros. recently cast were shipped last Saturday, going by rail to Yaquina Bay and from there taken to Acme by steamer. They are said to be finer than anything in that line on the river and they reflect great credit upon the plant which cast them." (The Eugene Guard)
The boiler fronts for the mill which Gross Bros. recently cast were shipped last Saturday, going by rail to Yaquina Bay and from there taken to Acme by steamer. They are said to be finer than anything in that line on the river and they reflect great credit upon the plant which cast them." (The Eugene Guard)
September 28, 1906: “The repair work is still going on at the S. L. Co's. Mill.” (The West)
November 9, 1906: “Information has been received from headquarters that the Siuslaw Lumber Co. will not begin sawing again for some time.” (The West)
February 15, 1907: “While working in the Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill at Acme on Wednesday, Chas. Landers had the third finger of his left hand crushed. He is off work in consequence of the accident.” (The West)
March 29, 1907: “A large cylinder was cast at Gross Bro's foundry in Eugene last week for the Siuslaw Lumber Company. It is to replace the cylinder in one of the engines in the mill at Acme. It has an 18 inch bore and a 36 inch stroke and weighs 1800 pounds. The piece will be brought in by way of Yaquina.” (The West)
April 19, 1907: “Guard: Gross Bros. Have shipped the big steam cylinder and the boiler fronts which they have just finished for the Siuslaw Lumber Company at Acme. They will go via Yaquina Bay. The pieces weigh over 12,000 pounds.” (The West)
May 17, 1907: “The Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill which has been shut down for repairs, started up again Wednesday.” (The West)
June 7, 1907: "The Siuslaw Lumber Co's mill at Acme shut down Wednesday evening, and likely to be idle for some time.
The company has a large supply of logs on hand, and has four or five million feet of lumber piled up, awaiting shipment. It is the latter fact which caused the shut down at this time.
Owing to the scarcity of vessels and the delays in getting boats in and out of the river, the company has been unable to ship their lumber as fast as it was sawed and it has been accumulating, till now they have an immense quantity on hand. They have recently finished sawing out a big order for the navy yard at Mare Island, and when this was thought best to let the mill lay idle till some of the lumber on the wharf was shipped out, to give them more room.
This will make things rather dull in Acme for a while and some of the men will no doubt seek employment in other places." (The West)
The company has a large supply of logs on hand, and has four or five million feet of lumber piled up, awaiting shipment. It is the latter fact which caused the shut down at this time.
Owing to the scarcity of vessels and the delays in getting boats in and out of the river, the company has been unable to ship their lumber as fast as it was sawed and it has been accumulating, till now they have an immense quantity on hand. They have recently finished sawing out a big order for the navy yard at Mare Island, and when this was thought best to let the mill lay idle till some of the lumber on the wharf was shipped out, to give them more room.
This will make things rather dull in Acme for a while and some of the men will no doubt seek employment in other places." (The West)
August 5, 1907: "The Siuslaw Lumber Company's mill at Acme will close down within a day or two for an indefinite time. The company has several million feet of lumber on its wharf, and will probably not start up again until they get some of this shipped out."
& "The Washcalore was towed out to sea last Sunday with another cargo from the Siuslaw Lumber Company's mill." (The Eugene Daily Guard)
& "The Washcalore was towed out to sea last Sunday with another cargo from the Siuslaw Lumber Company's mill." (The Eugene Daily Guard)
July 30, 1908: “J. B. Cushman, a prominent sawmill man of Siuslaw, is in Portland to confer with the government engineers relative to the project proposed at Siuslaw and he has received considerable encouragement from Major James McIndoe, successor to Colonel S. W. Roessler, United States engineers corps, having charge of the work in this district. The bay inside the bar has fine deep water, both to Acme and Florence, Mr. Cushman says, and no work will be necessary there.” (The Aurora Borealis)
September 6, 1909: "The burglary of the safe of the Siuslaw Lumber company and postoffice at Acme was a very slick job and was the work of professionals, said Sheriff Harry L. Bown, who investigated." (Morning Register)