YELLOW FIR LUMBER COMPANY
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Lane County - Cushman
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January 10, 1930: “The wheels of the Cushman mill will be turning again in a few days. That is the big news that is released this week for publication. Negotiations have been going on for weeks and everything is all fixed up save for some repairs that must be made to the boilers. It seems that steel beams will have to replace wooden ones to comply with a state inspection, and a crew of men are now at work doing the job.
The mill is known as the Vaughn-Bester mill, owned principally by Wm. Vaughn of North Bend. The lease is made to the Yellow Fir Lumber Co., with Curtis G. Sweet, president; Omar Wisdom, vice president; Dee Mills, secretary-treasurer, and John Gregory, manager. The company will incorporate but offer none of the stock for sale.
The company has arranged to take over a supply of logs now in the river and there is an abundance of timber in sight to keep the mill going. The output will be taken over by a large lumber concern. In opening the mill only about 17 men will be employed, the number to be increased as the lumber market warrants expansion. The mill's capacity with a full crew is about 60,000 feet.
All the members of the new company are experienced saw mill men and thoroughly familiar with local conditions. They have their homes in Cushman and the near vicinity and will employ home men as much as possible.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
The mill is known as the Vaughn-Bester mill, owned principally by Wm. Vaughn of North Bend. The lease is made to the Yellow Fir Lumber Co., with Curtis G. Sweet, president; Omar Wisdom, vice president; Dee Mills, secretary-treasurer, and John Gregory, manager. The company will incorporate but offer none of the stock for sale.
The company has arranged to take over a supply of logs now in the river and there is an abundance of timber in sight to keep the mill going. The output will be taken over by a large lumber concern. In opening the mill only about 17 men will be employed, the number to be increased as the lumber market warrants expansion. The mill's capacity with a full crew is about 60,000 feet.
All the members of the new company are experienced saw mill men and thoroughly familiar with local conditions. They have their homes in Cushman and the near vicinity and will employ home men as much as possible.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
January 26, 1930: "William Vaughn of North Bend, was here on business the first of the week connected with the Yellow Fir Lumber company.
The Yellow Fir Lumber company started work repairing the mill here Wednesday getting same in shape to start sawing as soon as possible." (Eugene Register)
The Yellow Fir Lumber company started work repairing the mill here Wednesday getting same in shape to start sawing as soon as possible." (Eugene Register)
January 31, 1930: “The report is current that the Cushman sawmill will start operating March 1.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
February 7, 1930: “The Cushman sawmill may be running before March 1, was the word given by Dee Mills Wednesday evening. He says the steel beams have arrived for the boiler supports to replace the wooden ones.
A small crew has been busy the past week making minor changes and repairs, however there is but little of this work to do except to the boilers.
So far the new company, to be known as the Yellow Fir Lumber company, have not employed any men, however applications are coming in every day.
The mill closed last September. At that time it was running a capacity crew and cutting about 60,000 daily.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
A small crew has been busy the past week making minor changes and repairs, however there is but little of this work to do except to the boilers.
So far the new company, to be known as the Yellow Fir Lumber company, have not employed any men, however applications are coming in every day.
The mill closed last September. At that time it was running a capacity crew and cutting about 60,000 daily.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
February 14, 1930: “The Cushman mill will not be started before March 1. Five or six men are employed in making repairs and needed changes. The brick work to the boilers will be completed in a few days, this being one of the most extensive overhauling jobs.
Jack Bester will begin logging operations soon on Hadsall creek, across the Siuslaw river from Mapleton. The mill will be operated to a capacity of about 25,000 to begin with and will gradually be increased to its limit of about 60,000.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
Jack Bester will begin logging operations soon on Hadsall creek, across the Siuslaw river from Mapleton. The mill will be operated to a capacity of about 25,000 to begin with and will gradually be increased to its limit of about 60,000.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
February 28, 1930: “ Tomorrow the Cushman mill will be steamed up for a try-out. Monday the real operation will begin.
The new firm, which is styled the Yellow Fir Lumber Company, is composed of all home men, and all of them are experienced in various departments of the work. They have been laboring for more than a month in getting the mill in first class shape for operation.
At the outset only about 15 men will be employed in addition to the members of the company, located at Eugene, with the exception of such material as will be sold locally.
The company has about a million and a half of logs in the river waiting for the saw, and the J. A. Bester crew has commenced logging operations for the mill on Hadsall creek.
Officers of the company are: Curtis Sweet, president; Omar Wisdom, vice president; Dee Mills, secretary-treasurer, and John Gregory, manager.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
The new firm, which is styled the Yellow Fir Lumber Company, is composed of all home men, and all of them are experienced in various departments of the work. They have been laboring for more than a month in getting the mill in first class shape for operation.
At the outset only about 15 men will be employed in addition to the members of the company, located at Eugene, with the exception of such material as will be sold locally.
The company has about a million and a half of logs in the river waiting for the saw, and the J. A. Bester crew has commenced logging operations for the mill on Hadsall creek.
Officers of the company are: Curtis Sweet, president; Omar Wisdom, vice president; Dee Mills, secretary-treasurer, and John Gregory, manager.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
March 7, 1930: “The sawmill is now running full force. Seems good to hear the whistle, after a six-month's shutdown.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
March 14, 1930: “The Yellow Fir Lumber company made its first carload shipment Monday. It went to a point in Kansas. The crew of 20 men have already cut a big supply of lumber which makes the yard look like old times. The planer will soon be put in operation, which will mean the addition of several more men.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
April 18, 1930: “The Yellow Fir Lumber Co. has changed their working hours, starting at 5:10 instead of 7:30, which gives the men a half-holiday on Saturday.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
May 2, 1930: “The Yellow Fir Lumber company has been operating only part time during the past few days. The lumber market is said to be the lowest in years, however this firm has been getting a nice run of orders, due to the superior quality of its production.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
June 6, 1930: “Ray Wilcox was quite badly injured Tuesday when he was struck in the face by a lever at the Yellow Fir Lumber mill.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
January 23, 1931: “The Yellow Fir Lumber company at Cushman has been running about three days a week since the first of the year, and they are trying their best to hold up the wage scale to last year's standard. Some difficulty is experienced in getting logs, so Manager Gregory asserts, at prices as low as interior mills are paying. In other words if the loggers would make some concession they could keep the mill running at full time.
The alder mill at the North Fork bridge has not turned a wheel this year. Most of the small mills between this place and Junction City are operating.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
The alder mill at the North Fork bridge has not turned a wheel this year. Most of the small mills between this place and Junction City are operating.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
April 10, 1931: “The Yellow Fir mill at Cushman again resumed operation Wednesday and will probably continue on regular schedule.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
July 24, 1931: “A raft containing about 40,000 feet of logs was towed up from the jetties last Saturday for the Yellow Fir Lumber co. at Cushman. This is the first raft of any size to be salvaged from the wreck of the Owens Brothers raft of 500,000 which went to pieces about two years ago.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
August 14, 1931: “The Yellow Fir Lumber company has been sawing and planing lumber this week.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
August 28, 1931: “The Yellow Fir Lumber Co. is sawing again this week, and it seems like old times to hear the whistle.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
November 27, 1931: “The Yellow Fir Lumber company at Cushman is sawing nearly every day. They get their logs from the Laswell supply, stored with the Siuslaw Boom company.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
January 15, 1932: “The Ethel S towed a couple of rafts of logs from the Siuslaw Boom Co's boom for the Yellow Fir Lumber Co. last week.” (The Siuslaw Oar)
April 3, 1937: "Omar Wisdom and C. E. Sweet of the Yellow Fir Mill company with a crew of men are rushing repair work and installing a new planer and other needed machinery in the mill recently taken over by their company at Cheshire. While John Gregory is disposing of the lumber in their yards here they hope to move to the Cheshire mill soon." (The Register-Guard)