WESTWOOD LUMBER COMPANY
Tillamook County - Wheeler
February 11, 1926: “Wheeler.---Early Saturday fire broke out in the roof of the fuelroom at the Westwood Lumber company here, but quick action of the hose crew in the mill soon put the blaze under control. It was thought that sparks from the burner ignited sawdust on the roof.” (The Glendale News)
November 1926: "Westwood Lumber Co., Wheeler, resumed operations about the middle of October, after being down since the first of September for a general overhauling of the sawmill and power plant and dredging the pond. Manager C. R. Hoevet contemplates a continuous run. Logs are being received from Chas. F. Stone's camp at Snark, where logging operations were recently started. Mr. Stone formerly logged on the Miami River." (The Timberman)
March 21, 1929: "Wheeler---Westwood Lumber company adds 15 men to the mill payroll." (Vernonia Eagle)
April 4, 1929: "The Westwood mill was down Friday and Saturday as the result of the breaking of a big fly wheel in the main engine. It is not known how the accident occurred, fortunately no one was injured or damage done the engine room." (Wheeler Reporter)
April 18, 1929: "Saturday, Chris Kral had the misfortune to have his forefinger cut off to the first joint. The accident occurred when he got his hand entangled in the jump chain at the Westwood mill." (Wheeler Reporter)
May 9, 1929: "Hans Herchenheim received a badly bruised instep at the Westwood mill Saturday when a big timber fell on it."
"Bertil Walberg was limping this week as the result of a badly bruised foot, caused by a heavy timber falling on it while he was at work in the Westwood mill Saturday." (Wheeler Reporter)
"Bertil Walberg was limping this week as the result of a badly bruised foot, caused by a heavy timber falling on it while he was at work in the Westwood mill Saturday." (Wheeler Reporter)
May 9, 1929: "A gas shovel was received by the Westwood Lumber company from Lake, Miss., this week. The machine was one used in construction by the DuBois lumber operations in the southern state. The mill and much of the railroad is being scrapped the owners having sold the timber. It has a 3/4 yard dipper and will be stored near the mill until used later in logging road construction." (Wheeler Reporter)
May 23, 1929: "John Rylander is again laid up with an infected hand caused by a splinter received while working in the Westwood mill."
"The Westwood Lumber company has purchased a 1 1/2 ton GMC truck for use in delivering wood. It is equipped with a power dump body." (Wheeler Reporter)
"The Westwood Lumber company has purchased a 1 1/2 ton GMC truck for use in delivering wood. It is equipped with a power dump body." (Wheeler Reporter)
July 4, 1929: "Several carloads of large fir timbers have been sawed and shipped from the Westwood mill to the large new sawmill under construction at Burns, Ore. Many of the sticks were 12 x 12 in. 40 foot long. The Burns plant is in pine which is not as strong for heavy construction as fir is. The Westwood mill has been cutting some extra fine lumber the past three months." (Wheeler Reporter)
July 18, 1929: "Jack Edwards stated Saturday that the first shipment of logs from a new camp at tunnel 34 was being delivered to the Westwood mill. Mr. Edwards is logging superintendent for the Westwood Lumber company and has camps operating at Hilburn, Creekside, tunnel 34 and has recently taken over the Olsen operations on the North fork. The new camp is figured to ship 7 cars daily. Wm. Elliott is in charge of the camp." (Wheeler Reporter)
September 26, 1929: "The Westwood mill resumed sawing Monday, the camps at Ripple and Hilburn supply it with logs having started Thursday. Operations started at Foss Friday. Camps were no full handed the first few days. Two logging trains were put on schedule." (Wheeler Reporter) [ A heavy rain ended a period of extreme fire hazard]
October 26, 1929: :The Westwood Lumber Co., are running the planer this week." (Wheeler Reporter)
February 10, 1932: "The Westwood Lumber company sawmill here has resumed operations after a six weeks' shutdown. The mill has a large railroad order and some smaller ones. Sixty men, all former employes, are back at work." (Medford Mail Tribune)