THORSEN-HENDRICKSEN LUMBER CO.
Toledo
February 22, 1918: "Mr. Thorsen of the Thorsen-Hendricksen Lumber Co., informs us that they will build another big sawmill here at once. The mill will have a capacity of 100,000 feet each ten hours, and will probably be operated two shifts. The mill will be equipped with bandsaws exclusively and will be used for cutting spruce. They are planning on building the mill just back of their present mill, where they formerly piled slabwood, but may decide to locate across the slough from their present mill. Mr. Thorsen says the machinery for this mill is expected to arrive within a few days." (Lincoln County Leader)
February 22, 1918: "The big mill of the Thorsen-Hendricksen Lumber Co., Started operations Tuesday and are cutting mostly spruce. They intended cutting spruce exclusively, for a while, but found that they could not keep up steam with the spruce sawdust, so were obliged to mix in some fir." (Lincoln County Leader)
March 8, 1918: "The Thorsen-Hendricksen Lumber Co., loaded a car of airplane spruce yesterday for the French government. The car goes from here to Chicago, where it is gotten ready for shipment to France. The mill is cutting mostly spruce at present and their new mill will cut spruce exclusively." (Lincoln County Leader)
March 22, 1918: "The Thorsen-Hendricksen Lumber Co., has shipped two cars of airplane spruce the past week and have another car loaded for shipment." (Lincoln County Leader)
April 5, 1918: "The Thorsen-Hendricksen Lumber Co., through its attorneys, has filed suit against Fred Wessel in an attempt to force him to give then a deed to his timber, on which he gave them an option in December, at the purchase price of $20,000. The lumber company has spent about $5000 in surveys and the building of a railroad to the tract, and now Mr. Wessel refuses to sell. The lumber company is represented by attorneys Nash & Graham of Portland, and Hawkins & McCluskey of this place." (Lincoln County Leader)
April 12, 1918: "The Thorsen-Hendricksen Lumber Co., shipped a car of lumber to Yaquina Wednesday evening for use in the construction of the cold storage plant." (Lincoln County Leader)