STODDARD BROTHERS
Baker City
March 1900: “Stoddard Bros., of Baker city, who operate their mill in Sumpter valley, ship their lumber to their planing sheds at Baker City, over the Sumpter Valley Railway. They have about 2,000,000 feet of lumber on hand. Their mill capacity is 60,000 feet. The mining camps utilize a great deal of their rough lumber.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
June 7, 1903: "William McMurrin, of the firm of Shockley & McMurrin, one of the leading lumber firms of this city, has sold his interest in the business to Stoddard Bros.
Stoddard Bros. are the owners of the large sawmill in this city which was recently destroyed by fire. The mill has been rebuilt and will start up again within a few days. The new lumber firm will be known as the Shockley-Stoddard Lumber Company. The new firm will still continue a member of the Eastern Oregon White Pine Lumber Company." (Sunday Oregonian)
Stoddard Bros. are the owners of the large sawmill in this city which was recently destroyed by fire. The mill has been rebuilt and will start up again within a few days. The new lumber firm will be known as the Shockley-Stoddard Lumber Company. The new firm will still continue a member of the Eastern Oregon White Pine Lumber Company." (Sunday Oregonian)
July 24, 1903: "Ed Stewart, an employe in Stoddard Bros.' mill, had a narrow escape from death yesterday. While engaged in repairing a belt the sleeve of his jumper caught on a setscrew on one of the shafts. He caught hold of a timber and was able to hold on while the cloth of the jumper was torn in shreds. The shaft was turning very fast and had he lost his hold he would have been dashed to pieces." (Morning Oregonian)
July 19, 1907: "For the second time in five years, the lumber mills owned by Stoddard Bros., at Baker City, have been destroyed by fire. Fire broke out Sunday morning and completely destroyed the plant valued at $20,000. The lumber piles were saved by the hard work of the city fire department. The fire is supposed to be of incendiary origin." (Athena Press)
October 16, 1914: “Baker --- The Stoddard Lumber company mills at Whitney are preparing to resume work within the next week. The mills have been shut down owing to the falling off of orders after the start of the war in Europe. Large orders received from the trade in America, however, have caused a revival of the business. Logging operations have started near Whitney, a large number of teams and men having been sent out under Joe Neilson, the company foreman.” (The Glendale News)
March 22, 1917: "Stoddard Lumber Co. to make $25,000 improvements." (The Santiam News)