SWAN LAKE LUMBER COMPANY
Swan Lake
February 20, 1920: "Capitalized at $50,000, the Swan Lake Lumber company of Swan, Klamath county, filed articles of incorporation with the corporation department here today. The Incorporators are George A. Stephenson, Alfred B. Collier and Charles A. Collins." (The Oregon Daily Journal)
July 13, 1920: "Free Dance at the new dance hall at the camp of the Swan Lake Lumber company, Swan Lake, Saturday evening." (The Evening Herald)
August 1920: "Swan Lake Lumber Co., Klamath Falls, A.J. Stephenson, manager, is building a 40,000 circular mill." (The Timberman, Vol. 21)
September 27, 1920: "Leo Halverson of the Swan Lake Lumber company was severely injured while loading logs. His foot slopped and was smashed badly." (The Evening Herald)
May 17, 1921: "Pat Parker, one of the managers of the Swan Lake Lumber company, is in town on business and expects to remain several days." (The Evening Herald)
January 18, 1922: "Alfred D. Collier, head of the Swan Lake Lumber company, nearing lost an eye last week when the flying end of a broken cable narrowly missed the eyeball and cut a deep gash in the corner of the eye. He came in for medical attention and left the next day." (The Evening Herald)
September 6, 1923: "Erection of a moulding plant on South Sixth street, will commence within two weeks, according to Alfred D. Collier, head of the Swan Lake Lumber company, who with E. Larsen and Paul W. Foster will conduct the new enterprise. A deal for the purchase of the site is now being closed.
The plant will be started on a modest scale, with one moulding machine, but with the expectation of adding to the equipment as business increases. The site has 900 foot frontage on Sixth street and 600 on the Strahorn railway, thereby lending itself admirably to shipping purposes. The building will be 40 by 100 feet in size.
Larsen is a grader for the Swan Lake Lumber company and has been in the business 30 years. He will be superintendent of the plant. Foster is now assistant manager at Swan Lake and will take an active part in conducting the new enterprise.
Development of an eastern market for lumber products by manufacturing the new product, is the aim of the company, said Collier. The time is at hand, he believes, when the smaller sawmills can not depend upon the box shook market, and must look for a wider market in eastern states. This will be the first plant of the kind to be established here." (The Evening Herald)
The plant will be started on a modest scale, with one moulding machine, but with the expectation of adding to the equipment as business increases. The site has 900 foot frontage on Sixth street and 600 on the Strahorn railway, thereby lending itself admirably to shipping purposes. The building will be 40 by 100 feet in size.
Larsen is a grader for the Swan Lake Lumber company and has been in the business 30 years. He will be superintendent of the plant. Foster is now assistant manager at Swan Lake and will take an active part in conducting the new enterprise.
Development of an eastern market for lumber products by manufacturing the new product, is the aim of the company, said Collier. The time is at hand, he believes, when the smaller sawmills can not depend upon the box shook market, and must look for a wider market in eastern states. This will be the first plant of the kind to be established here." (The Evening Herald)
May 4, 1925: "Henry Gonyea, formerly camp cook for the Swan Lake Lumber company and last season for the Anne Creek Lumber company, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Gonyea apparently did not like the prospects for this season here. In fact he stated 'I mistrust this season here, me." (The Evening Herald)