Logging Firms Stack Up Timber
September 30, 1949
A total of 32 1/2 million feet of logs is on hand in the three Susanville lumber mills, with all of them planning to keep up logging operations until snow drives them out of the mountains.
Paul Bunyan Lumber Co. has 3 ½ million feet; Lassen Lumber and Box Co., nine million, and Fruit Growers Supply Co has in excess of 20 million feet of logs decked and in the pond.
The Westwood Fruit Growers Supply Co. has about 30 million feet of logs now on hand, bringing the total in this area to 62 ½ million feet.
Susanville Logging co. mill has closed for the season. Although logging is still going on at Worley Mountain, the mill is not scheduled to reopen until spring.
A night shift has started in the box factory and planing mill of the Westwood Fruit Growers operation last week. The sawmill night shift was laid off the previous Friday night.
The reduction of workers in the one department was just about absorbed by the beginning of the other, according to C. H. Vincent, resident manager. About 75 men were involved.
The company and two private logging contractors, Bartle and Lindsey are scheduled to continue logging thought the end of November, according to Mr. Vincent.
Two other private contractors wound up operations this week.
