TILLER MILL & LUMBER COMPANY
Douglas County - Tiller
September 18, 1942: "The Tiller Mill and Lumber company has taken over the Umpqua National forest timber sale formerly contracted to Freeman E. Fairfield, prominent Long Beach, California, oil executive. The tract of timber is located near the Tiller-Trail highway summit and will make an Excellent winter logging area for the Tiller Mill and Lumber company's sawmill, according to V. V. Harpham, forest supervisor. The transfer involved 16,000,000 board feet of timber.
The Tiller Mill and Lumber company is managed by A. A. Lausmann, a prominent northwest logger who is president of the Pacific Logging congress. The company operates a mill near Tiller and a planing and shipping plant at Phoenix, Oregon. They have made numerous improvements to their sawmill since purchasing it from Mr. Evans last year.
Mr. Fairfield liquidated most of his timber holding preparatory to being drafted into the army. His sawmill, which is also located near the Tiller-Trail highway summit, has been closed down for some time." (The News-Review)
The Tiller Mill and Lumber company is managed by A. A. Lausmann, a prominent northwest logger who is president of the Pacific Logging congress. The company operates a mill near Tiller and a planing and shipping plant at Phoenix, Oregon. They have made numerous improvements to their sawmill since purchasing it from Mr. Evans last year.
Mr. Fairfield liquidated most of his timber holding preparatory to being drafted into the army. His sawmill, which is also located near the Tiller-Trail highway summit, has been closed down for some time." (The News-Review)
March 6, 1944: "The suit of the estate of Cyril E. Steele against the Tiller Mill and Lumber company is set for March 13. Steele was fatally injured when crushed by a log, when employed at the Tiller mill, and $50,000 damages are sought. He left a widow and five minor children. The case is expected to last three or four days." (The News-Review)
March 20, 1944: "A judgment for $12,000 damages was awarded to the four minor children of Cyril F. Steele, timber worker, killed in the summer of 1942 while working for the Tiller Mill & Lumber company. The case was tried in circuit court here.
Attorney George Neilson, who, with Attorney Allison Moulton, represented the dead man's estate, and the four children, said the award was one of the largest ever made here." (The News-Review)
Attorney George Neilson, who, with Attorney Allison Moulton, represented the dead man's estate, and the four children, said the award was one of the largest ever made here." (The News-Review)