BIG LAKES LUMBER CO. - 1930's
April 26, 1930: "E.L. Clark, supervisor of the census for the fourth district, left this morning for Bend, where he will remain until Monday evening. When he returns, Mr. Clark will go over the preliminary reports of local enumerators, and the preliminary figures on Klamath's population should be obtainable sometime next week.
The Big Lakes Lumber company was the first large concern to send in a report to the chamber of commerce, and upon checking, it was found that seven families in the Big Lakes personnel had not been enumerated. It is expected that other companies will follow the example set by the Big Lakes company, and send their reports at once." (The Evening Herald)
The Big Lakes Lumber company was the first large concern to send in a report to the chamber of commerce, and upon checking, it was found that seven families in the Big Lakes personnel had not been enumerated. It is expected that other companies will follow the example set by the Big Lakes company, and send their reports at once." (The Evening Herald)
July 20, 1930: "Several million feet of lumber, a few Southern Pacific box cars, a lumber yard office, jitney garages and a portion of the Southern Pacific icing platform were destroyed by fire in the Ewauna and Big Lakes lumber company yards tonight.
The combined efforts of the Klamath Falls fire department and fire fighting equipment from two lumber yards, manned by scores of volunteers, succeeded after several hours in bringing the fire under control and preventing its spread to the Ewauna box factory, said to be the largest in the world.
Origin of the fire was not immediately determined. Officials have not estimated the loss." (Statesman Journal)
The combined efforts of the Klamath Falls fire department and fire fighting equipment from two lumber yards, manned by scores of volunteers, succeeded after several hours in bringing the fire under control and preventing its spread to the Ewauna box factory, said to be the largest in the world.
Origin of the fire was not immediately determined. Officials have not estimated the loss." (Statesman Journal)
November 21, 1930: "Jack G. Fowler, of San Francisco, representative of the Sussman Wormser company, is a business visitor in Klamath Falls. Mr. Fowler has just closed a deal with the Big Lakes Lumber company for several cars of box shook." (The Evening Herald)
March 28, 1931: "Charles Coffman and Ralph Ellenberger are employed at the Big Lakes Lumber company's camp near Sprague River." (The Klamath News)
September 19, 1932: "The box factory of the Big Lakes Lumber company, which has been idle since the first of January, started operations Saturday and the mill will resume the manufacture of lumber within a few days. In nearly all instances former employes of the company were rehired." (The Sacramento Bee)
April 29, 1933: "Big Lakes is operating its mill and box factory, with 135 men employed, and its camp has been open for some time, with 40 men at work," (The Klamath News)
May 18, 1933: "Harry Messner, superintendent of the Big Lakes lumber company's camp, is in the city on business." (The Evening Herald)
December 6, 1934: "The Klamath Falls fire department turned out in full force Tuesday evening at 6:15 o'clock after an excited voice telephoned in a report of a biz blaze in the South Sixth street industrial section of town.
The alleged blaze proved to be only the sawdust burner at the Big Lakes Lumber company and the department returned to the station." (The Klamath News)
The alleged blaze proved to be only the sawdust burner at the Big Lakes Lumber company and the department returned to the station." (The Klamath News)
January 6, 1936: "The Big Lakes Lumber company began logging operations, Monday, December 30. They have established quarters at the old Shaw-Bertram camp on Squaw Flat about seven miles southwest of Sprague River. They have a crew of about 40 men at the present time and are loading from 120,000 to 125,000 feet per day. For logging purposes they are using semi-diesel tractors. Since this unit is Indian timber, C.A. Nichols of the Klamath Agency is handling the scaling for the government." (The Klamath News)
April 30, 1937: "Big Lakes Lumber company will finish in this (Sprague River) territory about Wednesday of next week. They are taking up their railway at present preparatory to moving to Canby. Mr. Hosley will move his camp to the Big Lakes camp site." (The Klamath News)
October 27, 1939: "John D. Morgan, foreman of a Big Lakes lumber company section crew, died late yesterday of injuries suffered when a railroad speeder jumped the tracks near here. Willard Thomas and J.S. Herd, passengers on the speeder, suffered a broken arm and broken leg, respectively." (The Capital Journal)