ACKLEY BROTHERS LBR CO - 1930's
May 27, 1930: "Ackley Brothers have a crew of men at work near Keno laying a railroad track to be used for hauling their logs from the timber to the landing near Keno. The rails were recently purchased from the old Pokegama road, and were shipped here over the Weed road." (The Klamath News)
June 5, 1930: "Ackley Brothers will start the operation of their new mill tomorrow with a crew of 20 men. The planing mill has been discontinued, as all of the lumber has been contracted to the Big Basin Lumber company. Ackley's have about half a million feet of logs cut, and are now operating their logging camp near Keno. This will be continued during the summer." (The Klamath News)
July 11, 1934: "The oldest sawmill in Klamath Falls, the Ackley Brothers plant at Klamath avenue and Center street, is running again.
Shut down for three or four years, the mill has been started in the past few days and the lumber, green from its saw, goes to the Shaw Bertram yards. The Ackley brothers mill has a capacity of 50,000 or 60,000 feet, and is operated by Harry and John Ackley." (The Evening Herald)
Shut down for three or four years, the mill has been started in the past few days and the lumber, green from its saw, goes to the Shaw Bertram yards. The Ackley brothers mill has a capacity of 50,000 or 60,000 feet, and is operated by Harry and John Ackley." (The Evening Herald)
June 15, 1935: "Ackley Brothers will begin operation of their sawmill, on Klamath avenue, in a few days, it was learned Saturday. Preparations for starting up are already under way.
The Ackley mill is the oldest sawmill in Klamath Falls. It cuts about 50,000 feet per day." (The Evening Herald)
The Ackley mill is the oldest sawmill in Klamath Falls. It cuts about 50,000 feet per day." (The Evening Herald)
August 24, 1939: "Resumption of operations at the Ackley Brothers mill on Klamath avenue is expected soon in another boom for the lumber industry in the Klamath district. The mill, which is the oldest lumbering concern in Klamath county, was closed for the summer. The first log was run through the saws of the pioneer plant on September 5, 1903." (The Evening Herald)