Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-05-25
ABERDEEN MILLS INCREASING
CAPACITY.
An Aberdeen Core SpOndent to the
Portland Timberman Gives an in.
fereSfing Story of Mill DOingS on
GrayS HarbOr. improvements all
Along the Line.

boiler during the month. A new office
building, 36x50, is being erected. 1t vii
be ready for occupancy June Is. The
daily capacity OF the plant is 100000.
The Western Cooperage company
Aberdeen, will install all additional eel
OF heading machinery Tor making small
barrel heads. Most Of the product OF
this company goes to points in Califor'
MA, Oregon and Washington. This il
shipped in knocked down shape to the
plants at Seattle and Los Angeles where
it is set up.
Wilson Bros. 4 Company. Aberdeen,
are erecting new dry kiln. l0lx35,
which ls being put in by tie North Coast
Dry Kiln Company, >eatt =, and has a
capacity Of about $1,000 feet per day.
For the first quarter % the year, the
total cut OF the mill as about 1000, 900
feet, and for April 2,s00,000 feet. 7 q
average daily cut is 10000.
he Western Lumber comp my. Aber-
deem, contemplates the erection this
summer of new dry kiln and a planning
mill. The mill cutting ZOO per day.
and most OF its shipments are coastwise.
During the first quarter OF the year the
company cut 100000 feet. The April
cut WAS 1,5OJ,UOJ fest. The amount Of
stock on hand bout 900 feet.
Michigan Lumbe company, ABERDEEN
M &c
regular average is about $4,000 per day.
During January AN February the COM
pany was compelled to work both day
and night crew 10 keep ahead of its or
ders Beginning June a night crew, in
addition to the day crew, will be employ
ed. Besides its coastwise shipments it
ships by rail.
West & Slade Mill company, Aber-
deem, during the first quarter of the
year cut IA 100, 07S eet. and its April cut
was 1856, lo9 feet. March prov the
heaviest month when the cut reached
{, 425 ,647 feet, when both its mills were
running. February 2S was record
b eaker, the ut that ay reaching 1885,.
40 feet. which Manager Mack believes
is making some sawdust. He SAYS he
generally say oining, "but saws wool"
still is proud OF this Achievement. The
con, pany has changed over i 5 slab slash.
or and has ms allie a new Perkins
edgar.
The Hart.Woo Lumber company, Alb.
erdeen successor to the Market Lumber
company began operating the mill April
Is, with daily capaci Y Of $4,000 feet.
The plant was extended giving it total
length OF POO feet. New slab slashers,
automatic trlmmers, band esaw and
lath machine were Installed. All the i'm.
provements will be complete about June
l. The company is cutting fir principally
and the product is being shipped to San
Francisco where 1t has yard. F. A.
Hart is president, +. II. Green, vice.
president, and W. II. Wood, secretary
and treasurer.
+. G. Deming single mill Aberdeen,
is cutting 200, 900 per day. Ii is equipped
With three uprights and one hand mach
inc. Mr.. Deming took possession Of the
mill last November. moving from Ocosta
and installing the machinery from his
! plant there in the Aberdeen mill. He
J has practically rebuilt the plant, and has
erected two new dry kilns, l20x40 each.
His camp at South Bay, where he cuts
cedar, spruce and hemlock and operates
tour donkeys, is in charge OF Caldwell
Bros. Should the shinsle market i'm.
prove. Mr.. Demng may build Il logging
railroad next year.
Union Mill company Aberdeen, ex
poets to cut about 5000, 900 feet this
year. 1t reports its cut this year thus
far as follows: January, February and
March, 4,1S3,l 26 feet and in April, l..
40 900 feet. 1t was shut down about
half the time last month to make repairs.
The present daily capacity is about TO-.
900. The company recently installed a
new paner.
During the first three months OF the
year ttc [AOttuOtu lAulllDCI ICutlgtt
company. OF Aberdeen, cut 800 900 feet
OF lumber. and in April 2,500.000. The
sawmill is cutting 10000 per day and
the total output OF its two shingle mills
is $50 900 shingles daily.
Dryden 4 Leitch, Aberdeen, will close
down during July to install three addi.
tional boilers, 160-pound pressure each
and 450-horse power engine. This will
give the plant six boilers OF total horse
power OF $50. A Mershon band resaw,
automatic trimmer, slab sasher, sorting
machinery and an additional planer Will
be installed. An addition to the mill,
S0xl0O, will be erected. The present
daily capacity OF the mill will be in
creased from 10000 to $1,000 per day
The company reports that during the
first three months Of 1905 it cut 4 407 ,552
, feet. Last year the cut reached total
Of $3.50. 504 feet. and this year expects
| to cut about % 900 900 feet.