MOORE BROTHERS SAWMILL
Ewauna Lake
September 8, 1904: “The big steam dredge was brought up from the Lower lake yesterday and began work this morning on the Moore property on the West side. Mr. R.S. Moore says that he will have a dike built along the river front and will also dig a canal about 20 feet wide to run his logs in for the new saw mill. Construction work on the mill will probably not commence until next Spring but the timber and lumber for the building will be cut this fall.” (Klamath Republican)
November 24, 1904: “J.F. Adams of Tule Lake came up yesterday to look after his dredge, which is throwing up a dyke along the Moore property on the west side of the river. The dyke will be three-fourths of a mile long.” (Klamath Republican)
October 21, 1905: "Moore Bros., are building a new sawmill at West Klamath Falls, which will have a capacity of 75,000 feet of lumber per day." (Daily Capital Journal)
October 24, 1905: "Work was commenced Monday on the new sawmill which is to be built by C.S. and R.S. Moore in West Klamath Falls. It is planned to have the new mill ready for operation by next spring. It will have a capacity of 75,000 feet of lumber a day. The building will be 26 by 156 feet and will be equipped with all the latest improved machinery, including edger, trimmer, planers and molding machines. A dry kiln will be added as soon as the railroad reaches there so that freight rates will be reasonable for the pipes and material. A canal has already been cut into the inland from the lake and this will be used to store the logs in. The mill will face this canal and the lumber will be piled on the north side of the canal. There are only about ten acres in this enclosure, but the Moores own over 100 acres along the river and this will be filled in and used when needed.--Record." (Weekly Oregon Statesman)
March 8, 1906: “On the south side of Lake Ewauna is located the new mill being erected by C.S. And R.S. Moore. The most modern and up-to-date machinery has been installed, and when it is in operation will have a capacity of 35000 feet per day.
The mill will be ran by a 125-horse Ames steam engine and a 100-horse power tubular boiler. This is supplemented by a twin engine feed for the saw carriage and a steam nigger. With these two devises the logs can be taken from the slides, placed on the carriage, carried back and forth to the saw and turned without the loss of time or the use of additional labor.
Leading from the saw are two sets of live rolls, which convey the sawed lumber to the edger machine and to the saw trimmer; and heavy timbers to the outside of the mill ready to be placed in the lumber piles. From the time the log leaves the pond, until it is sawed into the finished product, it is handled entirely by machinery.
The planer from the old mill will be installed in the new one. All saw dust and shavings not consumed in feeding the boiler will be carried automatically to a safe distance from the mill, where it will be burned.
The building, which is 36 x 156 feet, exclusive of the boiler house, has been so constructed and arranged as to permit of the installation of additional machinery and ;power. This the firm intend to do just as soon as the demand for their out put requires it. By the addition of one more machine the capacity can be increased to 75000 feet per day. They hope to be able to start sawing about the middle of April.
In connection with this mill, Messrs. Moore intend to operate their old mill farther up the river, and these, with Ackley Brothers plant, ought to turn out sufficient material to meet the demands of this coming summer.” (Klamath Republican)
The mill will be ran by a 125-horse Ames steam engine and a 100-horse power tubular boiler. This is supplemented by a twin engine feed for the saw carriage and a steam nigger. With these two devises the logs can be taken from the slides, placed on the carriage, carried back and forth to the saw and turned without the loss of time or the use of additional labor.
Leading from the saw are two sets of live rolls, which convey the sawed lumber to the edger machine and to the saw trimmer; and heavy timbers to the outside of the mill ready to be placed in the lumber piles. From the time the log leaves the pond, until it is sawed into the finished product, it is handled entirely by machinery.
The planer from the old mill will be installed in the new one. All saw dust and shavings not consumed in feeding the boiler will be carried automatically to a safe distance from the mill, where it will be burned.
The building, which is 36 x 156 feet, exclusive of the boiler house, has been so constructed and arranged as to permit of the installation of additional machinery and ;power. This the firm intend to do just as soon as the demand for their out put requires it. By the addition of one more machine the capacity can be increased to 75000 feet per day. They hope to be able to start sawing about the middle of April.
In connection with this mill, Messrs. Moore intend to operate their old mill farther up the river, and these, with Ackley Brothers plant, ought to turn out sufficient material to meet the demands of this coming summer.” (Klamath Republican)
June 21, 1906: “John Willard, an employe at the Moore Bros. Sawmill, sustained a severe injury of the left leg Monday afternoon, the result of being caught in the machinery. The injury is painful but not serious.” (Klamath Falls Express)
July 5, 1906: “Log hauling seems to be the order of the day. O. B. Kerns has a contract putting in logs on the north side of the river, and Geo. Morgan has a contract putting in logs on the south side of the river to be cut off of 80 acres two and a half miles south of Keno. All of these logs are for Rufus Moore at the Falls.” (Klamath Republican)
September 15, 1906: "R.L. McCormick, of the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company, is figuring on the acquisition of the extensive Booth-Kelly Lumber Company holdings of 100,000 acres of choice timber. With the Booth-Kelly company holdings it is reported Mr. McCormick also has under consideration a 14,000-acre tract, including a large sawmill recently built, owned by Moore Bros." (American Lumberman)
December 27, 1906: “Harry Wall, who has a logging contract for the Moore saw mill at Klamath Falls has built a cabin near Mrs. Cann's house and has taken up his abode there in order to be near his work. He expects to put in a large amount of logs during next summer.” (Klamath Republican)
June 6, 1907: “The improvements that have been under way at the Moore mill are nearing completion and it will start operations in about two weeks. Another engine and boiler have been added to the equipment and the capacity has been increased to 50,000 a day. The planing mill has been removed from the river and is ready for operation now. Many improvements have been made in the arrangement of this mill and when the engine starts two weeks hence it will be one of the most complete mills in the southern part of the state.” (Klamath Republican)
August 1, 1907: “A. Carlson, employed at the Moore Bros.' saw mill, had his right eye seriously injured this week by being struck with a splinter. It is not thought that the injury is sufficient to cause the loss of the sight.” (Klamath Republican)
August 15, 1907: “J.C. Jackson, night watchman at Moore Bros.' sawmills, returned Sunday from a visit of a week with his parents in the Rogue river country.” (Klamath Falls Express)
September 26, 1907: “Frank McCord left this week for Los Angeles, where he will spend the winter. He has for the past two years been the engineer at the Moore sawmill.” (Klamath Republican)
October 10, 1907: “The fire bell clanged loudly yesterday at 1 p.m. And the laddies rode to the fire on wagons hauling their hose carts after them. The fire proved to be in some shavings around the Moore Bros. Shingle mill and was soon extinguished.” (Klamath Falls Express)
November 14, 1907: “Harry Wall, foreman of the Moore Brothers' logging crew at Keno, had his right forearm broken last Thursday evening. The accident was due to his arm being caught between the wagon and a small tree. He was on the ground driving his team, and in passing the lines around the tree his arm was caught. It was necessary to cut down the tree before he was liberated. Dr. Merryman was summoned and reduced the fracture.” (Klamath Republican)
May 13, 1908: "The sawmills of the city will commence the season's run in about ten days. There will be a strong demand for lumber during the entire summer as a number of large residences will be built. Moore Bros. have some logs on hand and also a raft in the water at Keno. They also have a force of men in the woods falling trees." (The Evening Herald)
May 29, 1908: “Harry Wall has begun to put saw logs into the river for the Moore Bros. Of Klamath Falls.” (The Evening Herald)
November 12, 1908: “Moore Bros. Will start up their saw mill Monday after several months' shut down.” (Klamath Falls Express)
December 10, 1908: “The Canby towed a raft of logs to Moore Bros. Wednesday.” (Klamath Republican)
April 15, 1909: “Moore Bros.' big stock has been reduced to not over a half million feet. This is good dry lumber, but all common grades. They are practically cleaned out of uppers. They state that last fall they expected to have enough lumber to run them late in the summer, but that the demand during the winter was far heavier than they anticipated. The Moore mill will begin sawing about the first of May.” (Klamath Republican)
August 26, 1909: “P.J. Murphy is coating the roof of Moore Bros.' mill and will complete the job to-morrow. It is the largest roof in Klamath Falls.” (Klamath Falls Express)
August 30, 1909: "The saw mill of C.S. & R.S. Moore on the west side of the river, will make its final run for this season commencing Monday, August 30. They have about 1,000,000 feet of choice fir and pine logs on hand, which will keep them busy until October 1. All orders for lumber should be placed at an early date. Special orders for fir will be given prompt attention." (The Evening Herald)
January 1910: "Moore Bros. of this town will cut 5 million feet this year." (The Timberman, Vol. 11)
April 14, 1910: "A sale of considerable importance and interest was consummated Saturday when the Innis-Clark Lumber Company acquired the sawmill of C. S. & R. S. Moore. The mill will be dismantled and removed to Shippington, after the logs now in the pond have been sawed. This will be a serious blow to the west side of the river, as it was an important factor in that end of the city. The sale price was not made public." (Klamath Republican)
April 14, 1910: "C. S. & R. S. Moore, sold their saw mill yesterday to the Innes-Clarke Lumber and Box Co. The mill will operate where it now is this season, but after the close of the season it will be removed to Shippington, the great future sawmill and box factory center.
The company acquiring this valuable mill is composed of Geo. A. Innes, pres.; C. E. Worden, vice-pres. & treas.; W. I. Clark, mgr. and A. M. Worden, sec'y. The company owns ten acres of land at Shippington which it purchased of C. E. Worden. A spur from the main line of the Southern Pacific is being built to Shippington and when completed will give this point communication with the outside world." (Klamath Falls Express)
The company acquiring this valuable mill is composed of Geo. A. Innes, pres.; C. E. Worden, vice-pres. & treas.; W. I. Clark, mgr. and A. M. Worden, sec'y. The company owns ten acres of land at Shippington which it purchased of C. E. Worden. A spur from the main line of the Southern Pacific is being built to Shippington and when completed will give this point communication with the outside world." (Klamath Falls Express)
Continued to: INNES & CLARKE LUMBER COMPANY