SIUSLAW & SAN FRANCISCO LBR CO.
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Lane County - Acme
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May 21, 1896: “I. B. Cushman, a sawmill man of Acme, Siuslaw, who has been on a business trip to San Francisco, left yesterday morning on the Siuslaw stage.” (Morning Register)
July 10, 1899: “From I. B. Cushman we learn that a part of the machinery for their new sawmill has been shipped on the schooner Danielson and the rest of the machinery is to be ready July 12th.
The well known steamer Danielson also brings a full stock of goods for a general merchandise store. The Acme Commercial Company has been incorporated in San Francisco to conduct a store at Acme. The company has rented the Saubert store building and will be ready for business in a short time. A. W. Beadle & Co. of San Francisco, will direct the business with Joseph Hand as local manager. Mr. Hand was expected to arrive yesterday from San Francisco.” (The Eugene Guard)
The well known steamer Danielson also brings a full stock of goods for a general merchandise store. The Acme Commercial Company has been incorporated in San Francisco to conduct a store at Acme. The company has rented the Saubert store building and will be ready for business in a short time. A. W. Beadle & Co. of San Francisco, will direct the business with Joseph Hand as local manager. Mr. Hand was expected to arrive yesterday from San Francisco.” (The Eugene Guard)
January 1900: “The Siuslaw and San Francisco Lumber Company are advertising for 10,000,000 feet of logs, to be delivered at their mill at Acme within the next few months.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
July 1900: “The Siuslaw and San Francisco Lumber Company, of Acme, Oregon, are installing two boilers, which will increase the capacity of their mill to 60,000 feet daily.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
December 1900: “A. W. Beadle, of San Francisco, one of the principal owners of the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Company and the Acme Commercial Company, was on the Siuslaw last month looking after his business interests.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
February 1901: “The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Company, of Florence, has recently installed a 90-horse power engine.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
May 1901: “The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co., of Acme, employ about 30 men. Owing to the scarcity of boats suitable for the Siuslaw trade their operations have been curtailed this spring. On the first of the month they had about 1,000,000 feet piled up, awaiting shipment. The steamer Acme, which was built for the Acme and San Francisco run, will run regularly carrying lumber from the mills. The capacity of the steamer is 450,000 feet.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
May 1901: “The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co., of Acme, Oregon, have installed a lath mill.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
July 1901: “The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co., at Florence, Or., are contemplating installing an electric light plant.” (The Columbia River and Oregon Timberman)
November 26, 1901: "The Wing and Wing is bound from San Francisco with a cargo of merchandise for the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Company of Acme." (Statesman Journal)
December 12, 1901: "Three schooners are now en route here to take out cargoes from the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Company's mill. The Danielson sailed November 27; the Mary Etta November 29, and the Bender Bros. December 2. This company now has six schooners with a combined carrying capacity of over 1,000,000 feet chartered by the month to carry out lumber from their mill at Acme." (Statesman Journal)
January 24, 1902: “A. W. Beadle, of San Francisco, president of the Siuslaw and San Francisco Lumber Co., returned home Sunday after spending several days here transacting business.” (The West)
January 31, 1902: “Jesse Bounds brought down a couple of rafts of logs from the Knowles Creek boom for the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co. this week.” (The West)
February 2, 1902: "The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co.'s mill was erected at Acme in the summer of 1899, and has a cutting capacity of 50,000 feet of lumber per day. During the past year this mill has sawed almost 5,000,000 feet of lumber, nearly all of which was sent to the markets of San Francisco and San Diego. This company now have six schooners, with a carrying capacity of upwards of 1,000,000 feet, under charter to carry out the product of their mill." (Morning Register)
February 21, 1902: “I. B. Cushman, general manager of the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co., informs us that his company has orders ahead for about 5,000,000 feet of lumber.
They received these orders soon after January 1st and have since declined a number of others.
This will mean steady work for the mill for several months as soon as the ocean calms down so vessels can get out and in over the bar.” (The West)
They received these orders soon after January 1st and have since declined a number of others.
This will mean steady work for the mill for several months as soon as the ocean calms down so vessels can get out and in over the bar.” (The West)
April 18, 1902: “The Siuslaw and San Francisco Lumber Co. have constructed a new aqueduct, as the carrying capacity of the old one was not sufficient to furnish the required water supply for the mill.” (The West)
April 25, 1902: “The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co.'s mill made a record breaker on last Thursday---sawing 54,620 feet of lumber in ten hours. This is probably the largest amount of lumber ever sawed on the Siuslaw in a ten-hour run.” (The West)
May 2, 1902: “The Siuslaw and San Francisco Lumber Co.'s mill resumed operations this p. m., after a brief shut-down, due to the bursting of the valve stem on the big engine.” (The West)
May 30, 1902: “Wm. Bernhardt went to Acme Wednesday morning to take charge of the engine in the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co.'s mill.” (The West)
June 27, 1902: “Wm. Bernhardt has moved his family to Acme where he is employed as engineer in the Siuslaw and San Francisco Lumber Co's mill.” (The West)
July 4, 1902: “Schooner Mary Etta came in from San Francisco Tuesday morning after another cargo from the S. and S. F. Lumber Co's mill.” (The West)
July 18, 1902: “The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co.'s wharves are nearly filled again.” (The West)
August 22, 1902: “The large surfacing machine in the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co's mill at Acme, broke down Monday. Report says somebody has been meddling with it in the absence of the mill hands. It will take some time to put it in order again.” (The West)
August 29, 1902: “It is reported that A. W. Gilbert of Eugene, has made a contract to deliver 6,000,000 feet of logs to the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co. The price is said to be $4 per thousand, the logs to be scaled and $2 per thousand paid for them on the river bank, and the remainder for them delivered at the boom.” (The West)
September 12, 1902: “The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co. are running their planer night and day on account of rush orders.” (The West)
November 21, 1902: “Mr. Vaughn has taken a contract to deliver 400,000 feet of logs to the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co. at Acme. He will cut timber on J. L. Atkinson's place on Wildcat.” (The West)
January 16, 1903: “The Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co. are thinking of increasing the capacity of their mill at Acme by putting in a larger engine, gang saw, and other machinery so that it will cut 100,000 feet of lumber per day. A. W. Beadle, the president of the company and some of the directors are expected here in a day or two and the matter will probably be decided before long.” (The West)
January 23, 1903: "Last week we stated that the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co. were thinking of putting more machinery in their mill at Acme.
Last Saturday I. B. Cushman returned from San Francisco accompanied by A. W. Beadle and another director who looked over the mill and departed the next day.
Before leaving they stated that it had been decided to increase the plant and that the new machinery will be shipped in a short time.
They propose to increase the capacity to 100,000 feet per day and will put in three more boilers, a large engine, gang saw, automatic trimmer, planers, and other machinery.
This will mean another increase in the market for logs, more men employed, more lumber shipped and more vessels coming here after cargoes. In short, it will mean a large increase in all kinds of business on the Siuslaw." (The West)
Last Saturday I. B. Cushman returned from San Francisco accompanied by A. W. Beadle and another director who looked over the mill and departed the next day.
Before leaving they stated that it had been decided to increase the plant and that the new machinery will be shipped in a short time.
They propose to increase the capacity to 100,000 feet per day and will put in three more boilers, a large engine, gang saw, automatic trimmer, planers, and other machinery.
This will mean another increase in the market for logs, more men employed, more lumber shipped and more vessels coming here after cargoes. In short, it will mean a large increase in all kinds of business on the Siuslaw." (The West)
February 13, 1903: “From I. B. Cushman we learn that A. W. Beadle & Co. of San Francisco have contracted with M. E. Saubert & Co. to purchase on the wharf at Acme, the entire cut of lumber from the latter's mill.” (The West)
February 20, 1903: “A deal was closed Monday by which the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Co. purchased from Wm. Brynd, all the timber on his ranch near Point Terrace. The consideration was $1,000 cash. Timber on the Siuslaw is becoming valuable.” (The West)
February 20, 1903: “The Bella arrived in from San Francisco Monday afternoon. In addition to a large quantity of merchandise, the schooner brought a new engine and two large boilers for the Siuslaw & San Francisco Lumber Company's mill at Acme. She also carried about 20,000 brick which will be used to build arches for the boilers.
The vessel went to Acme Monday afternoon where the machinery and brick were unloaded next day.” (The West)
The vessel went to Acme Monday afternoon where the machinery and brick were unloaded next day.” (The West)
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