Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-28
MILLS IN WESTERN POLK
Oregon Timberman Tells of Sawmills
Along Line of Dallas s Falls
City Railroad.

Y SOAAS5 HAV ~ 40 do DlOdu do duy
said Louis Gerlinger, Jr., the geni,
manager Of the road. The fir
section Of this line from Dallas
Falls City, distance Of ten mile
was opened to traffic early in Jun,
giving an outlet for the mill
around Falls City. The road wi
be extended westward into tn
timber.
This is an ideal numbering propc
sition. There are 40 miles of con
tinuous heavy timber between
Falls City and the mouth Of tn
Siletz. Much of this timber is sof
yellow fir Of excellent quality anC
OF heavy growth. There is also
considerable amount of cedar anc
some larch.
DALLAS, OREGON.
W. w. Johnson & Company, 0.
Dallas, have cut some 6,000,00C
feet this year, but owing to the cal
shortage, have been unable to ship
all their product. They have two
million feet piled in their yard
/
awaiting cars. Every available
space is filled and the mill has
not been running steadily for the
past month, owing to the lack Of
room to store the output. The
company are not losing time, how
ever, and are enlarging their mill
pond and installing additional
power and planning mill machinery.
The logs are foated down the Rick
reall for distance of from ten to
fifteen miles. The company do
their own logging and have been
using a horse team and donkey
engine, but are now taking their
horses out Of the woods and re-
placing them with another donkey.
The company are operating in a
belt of choice yellow fir. There is
also some red fir, cedar and a
quantity of larch upon their hold
ings.
F. ]. Coad is operating a sash
and door factory, selling in the
local market and shipping to near
by points. Mr.. Coad owns a
quantity Of timber in the vicinity,
mostly yellow fir, cedar and larch,
and is contemplating enlarging his
plant. A Portland house is negoti-
ating for his entire output.
w. F. Martin is operating some
six miles from Dallas, cutting about
10000 feet daily. He ships some
Of his clears East and South, haul
ing from the mill to the railway.
He has recently installed new
Portland Iron Works headblocks in
the mill.
FALLS CITY, OREGON.
The Bryan-Lucas Lumber Com
pany, Of Falls City, was incorporat-
ed early in 1902. They have
mill in the timber four miles from
Falls City, cutting about $4,000
feet per day. A fume has been
built from the mill to the railroad
and at the end of the fume most
planning mill, re-sawing
plant and dry kiln, shingle and
ath mill have been erected. The
clears are sawn into cants and |
1oated down the fiume, which has
! capacity Of 10000 feet per hour,
md are then cut up, dried, planed
md shipped. The company own
100000 feet of timber, mostly
loft yellow fir. Mr.. Bryan says
hat this timber has cut 100000
eet to the acre, on the average, this
,ear.
The Coast Range Lumber Com
,any, of Falls City, have been
utting for market since the COM
,letion of the railroad. They have
perhaps the largest sawmill on the
Vest side of the Willamette south
+ Portland. The engine and boiler
re of $50 horsepower. The mill
5 located in the timber two miles
rom Falls City, and is connected
y a fume with their planning mill
y the railroad. The planning mill
7ill be enlarged, another planer
installed, and re-saw put in as
oons as it arrives from the East.
he company own 100000 feet
timber and control a large
uantity besides. This timber will