WILLIAMS BROTHERS & KENDALL
Josephine County - Grants Pass
January 24, 1901: "Williams Bros. & Kendall have purchased the McAllister saw mill, situated on the Applegate about two miles above Murphy. They have already sold the entire output with the exception of what they will use themselves." (Weekly Rogue River Courier)
December 5, 1902: “Williams Brother & Kendall are preparing to build and start up a large planing mill in Grants Pass this next spring---Observer.” (Glendale News)
February 6, 1903: “Jack Williams left for Portland this week to arrange for a shipment of machinery from that city for their new planing mills in Grants Pass. Williams Bros. Will have several up-to-date machines in their mills that cannot be found in any other factories between Portland and San Francisco.---Observer.” (Glendale News)
March 5, 1903: "The big sash and door factory building of Williams Bros. & Kendall has been completed and the employes are now engaged in the work of arranging and setting up the machinery. An installment of machines was lately received and there are yet more to follow. There will be over 30 machines in the shop and the plant will be the largest in its particular line of any on the coast, with one exception. The factory will be in operation in a few weeks." (Rogue River Courier)
March 27, 1903: “T. A. Hood, an old resident and well-known carpenter of Grants Pass was perhaps fatally injured March 23. While helping to place the smoke stack on the Williams Bro's new factory, by means of a hoist, a chain broke and the falling stack struck Hood on the head, badly crushing the skull.” (Glendale News)
May 8, 1903: “The big planing mill and sash and door factory of Williams Bros. & Kendall, in Grants Pass, have begun operations. While not all of the machinery has been installed, enough is in place to allow work to begin that the owners of the mills may make a start on the long list of orders for building material they have on hand. These mills are the second in size of their class on the Pacific coast. They contain over 30 machines of various kinds, up-to-date and of the best pattern, for cutting and finishing all grades.” (The Glendale News)
December 6, 1907: “Williams Brothers have just finished loading a big consignment of ties, their first shipment from the new mill. This is a marvel of compactness and labor saving appliances. The tie machine automatically carries the timber to the saws, which cut five ties simultaneously.” (The Glendale News)
January 10, 1908: “Mr. Gilbertson informs us that Williams Bros. Of Grants Pass are preparing to move their machinery, etc., from Grants Pass to Reuben Siding, four miles from here, where they will manufacture boxes, door and sash, etc.” (The Glendale News)