WHITNEY LUMBER COMPANY
Tillamook County - Idaville
December 16, 1920: “Tillamook.---Several modern bungalows and cottages are being built along the beach at Garibaldi north of Tillamook in anticipation of the lumbering activity attending the opening of the large Whitney company mill at Garibaldi Cove next summer.” (The Glendale News)
March 9, 1922: "The Herald learns from an apparent reliable source that the Whitney mill at Garibaldi is to reopen March 15 in a light manner. Full operation, is however, expected in the season." (Tillamook Herald)
March 16, 1922: "The Whitney mill opened up with a crew of about 300 men on Wednesday. At present the mill is cutting for its own consumption, the mill property consuming a large quantity of planking and timbers in preparation of the full opening of the big property.
Work at Idaville on the railroad is being speeded up. The road is being ballasted and graded and bridges and culverts put in shape. The steel span over the Kilchis has been completed." (Tillamook Herald)
Work at Idaville on the railroad is being speeded up. The road is being ballasted and graded and bridges and culverts put in shape. The steel span over the Kilchis has been completed." (Tillamook Herald)
May 11, 1922: "The Whitney mill shipped its first car of lumber last week." (Tillamook Herald)
November 23, 1922: “Garibaldi.---A new manufacturing industry is to be added to the huge sawmill of the Whitney company here in the installation of a lath mill, which will be in operation in a short time. New machinery is now being placed and when the plant is in operation it will have a capacity of 50,000 lath per day.” (The Glendale News)
November 23, 1922: “Garibaldi.---Friday was payday at the Whitney company sawmill, and over $30,000 was distributed among the employes. There are close to 300 men employed in the mill at the present time, but this number will be doubled soon by the addition of a night shift. It is the intention to work the big sawmill to capacity, now that there is no scarcity of logs to keep it active at all times.” (The Glendale News)
September 27, 1923: “Garibaldi.---The demand for lumber from California and the middle west has increased to such proportions that the Whitney company has decided to operate another shift. The extra shift will be in operation next week and the company is busy assembling men to make up the crew.” (The Glendale News)
February 14, 1924: "Idaville---Incline railway built by Whitney Lumber company to tap timber east of here, is completed." (Southern Coos County American)
July 31, 1924: “Garibaldi.---On account of continued dry weather Harry E. Morgan, general manager of the Whitney company, has closed the two logging camps of the company east of Idaville. The camps will remain closed until sufficient rain has fallen to remove fire danger.” (The Glendale News)
December 27, 1924: "Garibaldi----Logging operations of the Whitney company ceased Saturday night in the camps east of Idaville. The shutdown will continue until after the Christmas holidays, the reopening being set for December 29." (The Advocate)