U. S. PLYWOOD CORPORATION
Douglas County - Reedsport
August 8, 1962: "The United States Plywood Corporation announced today that the comp[any will make substantial addition to its plywood manufacturing facilities here.
Marshall Leeper, Eugene, vice president for western operations, said the addition will involve a lay-up operation to supplement the present green veneer production facility. It will have a capacity of 80 million square feet.
Construction was to begin immediately and be in full operation by July of 1963, Leeper said.
He announced at the same time that the company will have to close down its Reedsport sawmill about Aug. 15 for an indefinite period. The closure affects about 18 employes, but the new plant will eventually employ 150 people with an annual payroll of approximately $1 million, he said.
The expansion in Reedsport will bring U. S. Plywood's production in Oregon to more than 700 million feet.
The firm also operates plants at Eugene, Gold Beach, Mapleton, Roseburg, Willamina and Lebanon and employs a total of 3,000 persons in Oregon with an annual payroll of more than $15 million." (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
Marshall Leeper, Eugene, vice president for western operations, said the addition will involve a lay-up operation to supplement the present green veneer production facility. It will have a capacity of 80 million square feet.
Construction was to begin immediately and be in full operation by July of 1963, Leeper said.
He announced at the same time that the company will have to close down its Reedsport sawmill about Aug. 15 for an indefinite period. The closure affects about 18 employes, but the new plant will eventually employ 150 people with an annual payroll of approximately $1 million, he said.
The expansion in Reedsport will bring U. S. Plywood's production in Oregon to more than 700 million feet.
The firm also operates plants at Eugene, Gold Beach, Mapleton, Roseburg, Willamina and Lebanon and employs a total of 3,000 persons in Oregon with an annual payroll of more than $15 million." (Corvallis Gazette-Times)