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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
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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-
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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
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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
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Phone No. 8
MEDFORD, OREGON
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