WALTERS SAWMILL
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Lane County - Elmira
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April 5, 1899: "The Elmira sawmill has not started up yet. They are overhauling the mill and will get it in fine shape this spring." (Broad-Axe)
January 31, 1900: "J. W. Walters is connected with the mill in Elmira. This establishment has a capacity of 20,000 feet daily, and its facilities for turning out a finished product are to be augmented by the addition of a trimmer and gang edger. Elmira will be made a shipping point for the product of the mill at that place, and the business will prove profitable to the ownership." (Morning Register)
October 11, 1900: "Silvey Wood went to Eugene today to bring one of the engines for the Walters & Son sawmill." (Morning Register)
December 28, 1900: "F. C. Walters from Elmira was in the city yesterday. Mr. Walters inform us that everything is now in readiness to start up the Walters saw mill at Elmira. About one million feet of logs are in the river above Noti in readiness to make the drive to the mill.
It required six weeks' work by a large force of men to clean the Long Tom channel at Elmira of the accumulation of soggy and decaying saw logs which have clogged the river since the mill closed down several years ago.
The employment of a large crew of saw mill men at Elmira will give that pretty little village quite a commercial impetus." (Morning Register)
It required six weeks' work by a large force of men to clean the Long Tom channel at Elmira of the accumulation of soggy and decaying saw logs which have clogged the river since the mill closed down several years ago.
The employment of a large crew of saw mill men at Elmira will give that pretty little village quite a commercial impetus." (Morning Register)
March 30, 1901: "We are informed that the Walters & Son sawmills at Elmira will be ready for operation by Monday, April 8th.
Over 2,000,000 feet of logs now repose in the race adjacent to the mill, in readiness to be sawed into lumber.
Messrs Walters & Son have been greatly handicapped in their preparations for starting the mill owing to the scarcity of efficient mill carpenters. No doubt the management will find a ready sale for the product of their mill in Elmira and vicinity without being compelled to seek elsewhere for a market, as the country adjacent to Elmira is thickly populated." (Morning Register)
Over 2,000,000 feet of logs now repose in the race adjacent to the mill, in readiness to be sawed into lumber.
Messrs Walters & Son have been greatly handicapped in their preparations for starting the mill owing to the scarcity of efficient mill carpenters. No doubt the management will find a ready sale for the product of their mill in Elmira and vicinity without being compelled to seek elsewhere for a market, as the country adjacent to Elmira is thickly populated." (Morning Register)
November 10, 1901: "The Saw and Planing Mill of Walter's & Sons of Elmira which has been shut down for a few weeks to admit of logging operations on the timber have re-commenced running and the yard, pretty well depleted by heavy sales during the last two months will be speedily restocked with all kinds of dressed and rough lumber including fencing.
A large quantity of logs have been cut and placed in the Long Tom, Noti, and other creeks to await the arrival of the first high water when they will be driven down to the mill and be available for converting into lumber next season.
Certain improvements and additions to the plant are in contemplation and with the increased facilities for manufacturing lumber which will be thereby affected and the rapidly growing demand from this firms mill a large business next year is confidently expected." (Morning Register)
A large quantity of logs have been cut and placed in the Long Tom, Noti, and other creeks to await the arrival of the first high water when they will be driven down to the mill and be available for converting into lumber next season.
Certain improvements and additions to the plant are in contemplation and with the increased facilities for manufacturing lumber which will be thereby affected and the rapidly growing demand from this firms mill a large business next year is confidently expected." (Morning Register)
August 16, 1902: "The Elmira sawmill closed down Thursday on account of a break in the machinery." (Morning Register)
March 25, 1904: "A carload of machinery for the Walters sawmill, Elmira arrived Tuesday and is being transported by team to that place." (Morning Register)
September 15, 1905: “A new donkey engine was recently received by the Walters & Son Lumber Co. of Elmira, and taken to Noti where they have over 2,000,000 of logs waiting to be put into the water. This engine with the splash dams recently put in makes it possible to handle this, the largest drive ever cut for the Elmira saw mill.” (The West)
October 6, 1905: “J. W. Walters & Son the Elmira sawmill men are busily engaged at putting in logs on the Noti with a donkey engine. J. W. Walters is engineer, Lewis Blevins fireman, and Rall Vaughn is head hook-tender.” (The West)
March 9, 1906: "During the last high water the large log drive for the Elmira sawmill was successfully landed at the mill. This drive represents a greater number of feet than was ever brought for one year's run before---in all about 2,000,000 feet of logs. The mill is undergoing a thorough overhauling preparatory to starting with the spring trade." (The Eugene Guard)
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