Leland Lumber Company
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History
The Leland Lumber Co. was incorporated in early 1920 by E. A. Murphy, C. C. Howard, and O. S. Blanchard.[1] During May of that year, company purchased 15,000,000 board feet of timberland near Leland, Josephine County. A steam powered mill was constructed, capable of 25,000 feet of lumber per day. Water for steam generation was diverted from Brimstone Creek to the new mill pond.[2]
To serve the mill a mile and a half of 36” gauge railroad was constructed. In July 1921 the company was reportedly using a Fordson tractor converted to a, locomotive by the Bellingham Machine Works of Bellingham, WA. At this time the company was using 6 log cars, each capable of moving 4000 board feet of lumber. Two additional cars were added to the roster by 1924.
The mill closed indefinitely in 1926.[3]
References
- ↑ Incorporations - The Timberman, May, 1920.
- ↑ Jospehine County, Ore. - The Timberman, July, 1920.
- ↑ John Taubeneck, e-mail message to author, May 28, 2017.