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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1933)
The Jacksonville Miner Page 3 ! -J L IVr z ♦ 1 ; 1 Ollmpa* of a portion of th* Timber Product* Company'* staff, taken last year. Since thia photo wa* taken the number of men employed ha* not been materially reduced. Many men connected with the extensive logging and trucking operation* of the Timber Product* Company are not Included In thia group photograph of the company'* Medford organization »•#< lllllllll llltlHIIItltllllHIIItllflllllllllllH 11 MH»» If Hli »• » If • • • »•••! HOME INDUSTRY EXPANDS INTO MAJOR PLANT Launched in 1918, Business in Few Year* Expand* to Complete Plant Fruit raising bus been a principal industry of the Rogue River valley Ince early in the present century, but until the year 1918 practically all of the boxes used In the pack ing and shipping of Jackson coun ty fruit were shipped In from out side districts, man/ coming from California and quite u large quan- tlty being shipped In from the Klamath basin by Il circuitous route, being hauled as far «outh as the base of Mount Hhasta. Jackson county, then as now, contained a largo stand of timber of excellent quality for the manufacture of quality fruit boxes, and many cltixens were willing und anxious for the opportunity of con verting It Into a finished product. In the spring of 1911 the Tomlin Box company was organized und a small amount of box making ma- t Pinery was Installed In the build ing on North Fir street, which now Is occupied by the poultry division of Rwlft and company, which wus then known as the Korenick build ing. Lumber was purchased from many small sawmills then located or soon after built in various sec tions of the valley. Local fruit packers were extremely loyal to this new industry and It was not long before Jackson county prod ucts were being carried to market in containers manufactured by io- cul labor from local raw material* I Ing mill machinery was installed A box factory located close to the; for the milling of the upper grade packing plants, closely In touch lumber produced by the sawmill for with local problem*. sympathetic shipment to eastern markets. and well acquainted with southern This sawmill operated steadily Oregon's changing conditions, was > during the cutting season until it of distinct advantage, and delayed was destroyed by fire in the fall deliveries and shook shortages, of 192fi, the box lumber produced which before that time had been J quite common, were practically i being consumed In the growing box factory unit and the other grades eliminated. of lumber being shipped to almost For several years the operation j all of the eastern industrial cen of the factory was limited to tbe^ ters. During this time in addition manufacture of boxes for local con to the lumber produced in the saw sumption only and the factory re-j mill, considerable lumbar was be ing purchased from other southern inained idle many months of the Oregon sawmills and additional year. To lengthen, If possible, thoi units wero added to the box fac operating season, an effort whs ' tory and new machinery was in made to procure business outside j stalled until the box factory became the Immediate valley and boxes , one of the principal operations of soon were being manufactured for Its kind on the Pacific coast. shipment to fruit districts in Cali fornla and northern Oregon. A«| Immediately after the sawmill the variety of containers manufac-, fire, construction of a new mill lutfl-d broadened the operating sea was started and the mill was com son of the small plant was ma pleted in time for the 1927 cutting terially lengthened and the plant set son. The new sawmill, which soon was furnishing box shooks for was built on the original site, is many different commodities in modern In every particular and is many different seasons and giving equipped with the latest and most needed employment to local resi up to-date sawmill machinery. Thia dents during many months of the mill has operated every year since that time, sotting up an enviable year. It soon was evident that the I record In efficiency, capacity and original quarters were too small’ the quality and manufacture of the for this growing industry and a lumber produced. The original plant site has grown small tract of land wa» purchased adjacent to the Southern Pacific from a few acre* until it now cov tracks at the end of North Central ers an area of almost 30 acres, and avenue. The first unit of the pres markets have been expanded until ent box factory was built and ad the products of the mill and fac ditional machinery installed. By tory are shipped to most of the this time the requirements of the states of the union and several for box factory were such that addi eign countries. From an original tional raw material was needed and seasonal operation of a few months In 1921 a small sawmill was built the operating season has been ex to convert Jackson county logs panded until year around employ into lumber for the box factory. ment is given many men and the Additional land was purchased ad sawmill, box factory, yard and joining the factory site and a mod woods operation represents one of era seasoning yard was laid out for the largest payrolls In this part of the proper handling of the products I the state. Many Industrial boxes of the new mill nnd necessary plan- and vegetable crates are shipped into almost all of the principal pro sion, a new department has been Into the many items for which it ducing sections of the country. added for the wholesale and retail is well suited for shipment to the In 1929 the name, Timber Prod during the present business reces many points where it Is consumed, ucts company, was adopted as sale of lumber and building ma thereby creating much local em terials. A modern shed has been ployment at a time when it is sore more indicative of the varied busi ■ constructed and anyone interested ly needed. ness of the company which manu in building, remodeling or repair- ----------- %----------- factures, in addition to boxes and ’ Ing will find a complete line of all • A party consisting of Mr. and crates of almost every description, 1 articles needed, together with fa .Mr». George Demmer and Mias cilities which assure prompt and Babe Demmer of Jacksonville hill. pine factory lumber and selects, efficient service. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Demmer of cut stock of various kinds, pine and It would be hard indeed to find j Jacksonville and Peter Denhoff of fir finish lumber and dimension, timbers, plank, lath and almost all a more truly local industry than Medford drove to Medford Satur items manufactured by western the Timber Products company. Lo-| day and spent the day and eve i cally owned and operated, it is en ning. They went to a show and milling operations. To further the use of local prod gaged In logging, transporting, cut later attended the dance at Para ucts and in an endeavor to furnish ting and remanufacturing southern dise hall, where they spent a most as much employment as possible Oregon pine, cedar and fir timber! enjoyable evening. A Cordial Invitation ■Ji/ E cordially invite the people of Southern trfr Oregon to inspect our new RETAIL LUMBER r r and BUILDING MATERIAL YARD which has just been completed. The construction of this new addition to our properties expresses our confi dence in the early recovery of business prosperity and the future of this city and valley. Timber Products Company END OF NO. CENTRAL AVENUE All Southern Oregon Will Be Interested in This ANNOUNCEMENT Now Open for Your Convenience Medford’s New Retail Lumber and Building Material Yard Offering the Most Complete Stocks and the Last Word in Service Large Assorted Lumber Stock The moat complete stock of pine, fir and cedar lum ber in Southern Oregon is now available for your inspection including the finest of select pine finish, in both clear and knotty types, fir lumber in all standard sizes and patterns, and logs available for special cutting on quick notice if required. Our stocks include cedar shiplap, flooring and dimension lumber, particularly adapted to poultry house and rabbitry construction. Our stock is large for your convenience, made up of quality merchandise and manufactured in Jackson county. Complete Stock of Quality Building Materials For your further convenience in building or remod eling, we will offer a diversified stock of standard brand building materials, including the following LATH DOORS PLASTER WINDOWS CEMENT SASH LIME PLASTERBOARD ROOFING OAK FLOORING METAL LATH PLYLOCK BRICK MOULDINGS INSULATING MATERIALS Super Perfect White Cedar Shingles OUR STOCK will feature the white cedar shingles as manufactured by the Dcpoe Bay Cedar Shingles Co. from the best shingle timber available in this state. We have personally inspected the product of every shingle mill in Oregon and part of Washington and assure you that the Depoe Bay SUPER PER FECTS are superior in every respect to any other shingle available in these districts. It is good business for you to inspect these shingles before buying. PRODUCTS CO END of NORTH CENTRAL AVE Phone No. 8 MEDFORD, OREGON !