RALPH L. SMITH LUMBER COMPANY
Klamath County - Klamath Falls
January 6, 1943: "The Ralph L. Smith Lumber company announced Tuesday that it had assumed ownership of the Conifer Lumber company here.
The Conifer company, a remanufacturing firm, was established two years ago. It will carry the name of the Smith company, which operates plants at Alturas, Calif., and Canby, Coquille and Sutherlin in Oregon." (Statesman Journal)
The Conifer company, a remanufacturing firm, was established two years ago. It will carry the name of the Smith company, which operates plants at Alturas, Calif., and Canby, Coquille and Sutherlin in Oregon." (Statesman Journal)
January 31, 1950: "Local lumber firm lost appeal to the state tax commission regarding increases in assessed valuation for tax purposes.
The company can appeal the tax commission's decision into the courts.
In the Ralph L. Smith case the real property assessment was upped in 1949 to $27,460 from a 1948 figure of $18,310, and machinery and equipment was assessed at $65,080, up from$40,830 the previous year. According to an appraisal by Jesse Gilkey, appraisal engineer, the cash value of the company's Klamath Falls plant in 1948 was $65,375 for the plant and $154,955 for equipment and machinery, and the assessed values amount to 42 per cent of cash value.
The company protested the increase for a variety of reason, including a contention that the plant could not be sold for the appraised price and there is not enough timber available for a profitable operation in Klamath Falls." (Herald and News)
The company can appeal the tax commission's decision into the courts.
In the Ralph L. Smith case the real property assessment was upped in 1949 to $27,460 from a 1948 figure of $18,310, and machinery and equipment was assessed at $65,080, up from$40,830 the previous year. According to an appraisal by Jesse Gilkey, appraisal engineer, the cash value of the company's Klamath Falls plant in 1948 was $65,375 for the plant and $154,955 for equipment and machinery, and the assessed values amount to 42 per cent of cash value.
The company protested the increase for a variety of reason, including a contention that the plant could not be sold for the appraised price and there is not enough timber available for a profitable operation in Klamath Falls." (Herald and News)
July 15, 1950: "The Ralph L. Smith lumber company plant on US 97 south of Klamath Falls has been sold to a newly formed corporation, the Klamath Door company.
A. B. Hood, general manager of the company, made the announcement today.
Andrew Honzel, local manager of Kalpine Plywood company, is president of the new corporation and articles of incorporation were recently issued to Paul Farrens, R. B. Maxwell and William Moshofsky, attorneys. Plans for operation will be announced later.
Price of the transaction was not disclosed.
Hood said the Ralph L. Smith plant here was sold because it was becoming an increasingly unprofitable operation because of the necessity for hauling lumber here from the sawmill at Canby. The company has larger operations at Anderson, Calif., near large supplies of timber and some of the company employes here have been taken on at Anderson." (Herald and News)
A. B. Hood, general manager of the company, made the announcement today.
Andrew Honzel, local manager of Kalpine Plywood company, is president of the new corporation and articles of incorporation were recently issued to Paul Farrens, R. B. Maxwell and William Moshofsky, attorneys. Plans for operation will be announced later.
Price of the transaction was not disclosed.
Hood said the Ralph L. Smith plant here was sold because it was becoming an increasingly unprofitable operation because of the necessity for hauling lumber here from the sawmill at Canby. The company has larger operations at Anderson, Calif., near large supplies of timber and some of the company employes here have been taken on at Anderson." (Herald and News)