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Edwin Charles Shevlin's, parents were John and Maude Matilda (Leonard) Shevlin. They were both from strong Irish stock having both been born in Ireland and immigrated separately to Albany, Albany, New York. John started as a shop keeper in Albany.
Edwin's father was from, Dundalk, a town of County Louth in Ireland. He arrived in New York aboard the ship, Yorkshire, on 28 Oct 1848, at the age of 24. While his first job was as a store clerk. He was not to remain at that job for long. His mind was quick and eagar to learn. He wanted to move forward in life, to be wealth, to be useful, to be a leader and not a follower. In the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, John is still seen as a retail grocer in the City of Albany, New York. Mean while he is amassing wealth.
His wife was, Miss. Harriet Albina (Hall) Shevlin, daughter of Stephen Crosby and Alice Albina (Clark) Hall. They came to know each other through family business connections in the lumber industry. Both sides had their own mills and large tracks of uncut limber land that they harvested to feed their mills. The mills were located in both Michigan and Minnesota. Much of the processed lumber was shipped to the East Coast. Later, their mills spread to other states as time went on and large tracks of forest were cut and the land resold for farming and towns.
Edwin was 5 ft, 9 1/2 inches; brown, hair; face, oval; fair, complexion, medium, build at the age of 35 years.
Edwin was a powerful voice in the logging, lumber, and milling finished wood products. One of the largest mills in Oregon was built and operated at Bend, Oregon, called, Shevlin-Hixon. It was a merging of two big moneyed sources of power in the wood products industry within the United States. Then right next door to their mill another mill was built, equally as strong. Their headquarters were based in Minneapolis, Minnesota where for years before operations in Oregon started they were going strong in the woods of Minnesota.
Bray & Robinson and Hall & Ducey, which was owned by the Shevlin interests. From 1907, Dexter was employed by the Shevlin company in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, and Rainy River, Ontario. Dexter also discusses early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony. Please, notice the family name. Hall. That being the maiden name of his wife. They were pioneers with the Shevlins in lumber operations in Michigan, Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, Rainy River, Ontario and early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony. There was a box factory at Klicktat, Washington.
Both plants vied for biggest and best in the business. Their competition moved back and forth for many years and both plants grew in size and output. It was a stiff competition to see who could produce the most board feet of lumber. This went on for many years until most of the big tracks of Ponderosa pine were no more. The ancient pine that had covered much of Oregon was gone. Then the mobile company logging towns that both enterprizes needed to feed the giant mills were sold and the mills closed forever.
These two mills were a real backbone of the Central Oregon economy. They paid a living wage to hundreds and hundreds of Oregon families. In turn they by their vary existence created political and economic power for the whole state. They had filled many thousands of railroad cars with the output of their plants. Many more railcars had been used to get the logs to the mills. The company towns were built in such a way that enabled them to be moved to the areas being logged. This greatly reduced travel time and helped tie the workers to a particular logging company.
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Edwin Charles Shevlin's, parents were John and Maude Matilda (Leonard) Shevlin. They were both from strong Irish stock having both been born in Ireland and immigrated separately to Albany, Albany, New York. John started as a shop keeper in Albany.
Edwin's father was from, Dundalk, a town of County Louth in Ireland. He arrived in New York aboard the ship, Yorkshire, on 28 Oct 1848, at the age of 24. While his first job was as a store clerk. He was not to remain at that job for long. His mind was quick and eagar to learn. He wanted to move forward in life, to be wealth, to be useful, to be a leader and not a follower. In the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, John is still seen as a retail grocer in the City of Albany, New York. Mean while he is amassing wealth.
His wife was, Miss. Harriet Albina (Hall) Shevlin, daughter of Stephen Crosby and Alice Albina (Clark) Hall. They came to know each other through family business connections in the lumber industry. Both sides had their own mills and large tracks of uncut limber land that they harvested to feed their mills. The mills were located in both Michigan and Minnesota. Much of the processed lumber was shipped to the East Coast. Later, their mills spread to other states as time went on and large tracks of forest were cut and the land resold for farming and towns.
Edwin was 5 ft, 9 1/2 inches; brown, hair; face, oval; fair, complexion, medium, build at the age of 35 years.
Edwin was a powerful voice in the logging, lumber, and milling finished wood products. One of the largest mills in Oregon was built and operated at Bend, Oregon, called, Shevlin-Hixon. It was a merging of two big moneyed sources of power in the wood products industry within the United States. Then right next door to their mill another mill was built, equally as strong. Their headquarters were based in Minneapolis, Minnesota where for years before operations in Oregon started they were going strong in the woods of Minnesota.
Bray & Robinson and Hall & Ducey, which was owned by the Shevlin interests. From 1907, Dexter was employed by the Shevlin company in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, and Rainy River, Ontario. Dexter also discusses early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony. Please, notice the family name. Hall. That being the maiden name of his wife. They were pioneers with the Shevlins in lumber operations in Michigan, Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, Rainy River, Ontario and early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony. There was a box factory at Klicktat, Washington.
Both plants vied for biggest and best in the business. Their competition moved back and forth for many years and both plants grew in size and output. It was a stiff competition to see who could produce the most board feet of lumber. This went on for many years until most of the big tracks of Ponderosa pine were no more. The ancient pine that had covered much of Oregon was gone. Then the mobile company logging towns that both enterprizes needed to feed the giant mills were sold and the mills closed forever.
These two mills were a real backbone of the Central Oregon economy. They paid a living wage to hundreds and hundreds of Oregon families. In turn they by their vary existence created political and economic power for the whole state. They had filled many thousands of railroad cars with the output of their plants. Many more railcars had been used to get the logs to the mills. The company towns were built in such a way that enabled them to be moved to the areas being logged. This greatly reduced travel time and helped tie the workers to a particular logging company.
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Edwin Charles Shevlin's, parents were John and Maude Matilda (Leonard) Shevlin. They were both from strong Irish stock having both been born in Ireland and immigrated separately to Albany, Albany, New York. John started as a shop keeper in Albany.
Edwin's father was from, Dundalk, a town of County Louth in Ireland. He arrived in New York aboard the ship, Yorkshire, on 28 Oct 1848, at the age of 24. While his first job was as a store clerk. He was not to remain at that job for long. His mind was quick and eagar to learn. He wanted to move forward in life, to be wealth, to be useful, to be a leader and not a follower. In the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, John is still seen as a retail grocer in the City of Albany, New York. Mean while he is amassing wealth.
His wife was, Miss. Harriet Albina (Hall) Shevlin, daughter of Stephen Crosby and Alice Albina (Clark) Hall. They came to know each other through family business connections in the lumber industry. Both sides had their own mills and large tracks of uncut limber land that they harvested to feed their mills. The mills were located in both Michigan and Minnesota. Much of the processed lumber was shipped to the East Coast. Later, their mills spread to other states as time went on and large tracks of forest were cut and the land resold for farming and towns.
Edwin was 5 ft, 9 1/2 inches; brown, hair; face, oval; fair, complexion, medium, build at the age of 35 years.
Edwin was a powerful voice in the logging, lumber, and milling finished wood products. One of the largest mills in Oregon was built and operated at Bend, Oregon, called, Shevlin-Hixon. It was a merging of two big moneyed sources of power in the wood products industry within the United States. Then right next door to their mill another mill was built, equally as strong. Their headquarters were based in Minneapolis, Minnesota where for years before operations in Oregon started they were going strong in the woods of Minnesota.
Bray & Robinson and Hall & Ducey, which was owned by the Shevlin interests. From 1907, Dexter was employed by the Shevlin company in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, and Rainy River, Ontario. Dexter also discusses early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony. Please, notice the family name. Hall. That being the maiden name of his wife. They were pioneers with the Shevlins in lumber operations in Michigan, Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, Rainy River, Ontario and early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony. There was a box factory at Klicktat, Washington.
Both plants vied for biggest and best in the business. Their competition moved back and forth for many years and both plants grew in size and output. It was a stiff competition to see who could produce the most board feet of lumber. This went on for many years until most of the big tracks of Ponderosa pine were no more. The ancient pine that had covered much of Oregon was gone. Then the mobile company logging towns that both enterprizes needed to feed the giant mills were sold and the mills closed forever.
These two mills were a real backbone of the Central Oregon economy. They paid a living wage to hundreds and hundreds of Oregon families. In turn they by their vary existence created political and economic power for the whole state. They had filled many thousands of railroad cars with the output of their plants. Many more railcars had been used to get the logs to the mills. The company towns were built in such a way that enabled them to be moved to the areas being logged. This greatly reduced travel time and helped tie the workers to a particular logging company.
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Edwin Charles Shevlin's, parents were John and Maude Matilda (Leonard) Shevlin. They were both from strong Irish stock having both been born in Ireland and immigrated separately to Albany, Albany, New York. John started as a shop keeper in Albany.
Edwin's father was from, Dundalk, a town of County Louth in Ireland. He arrived in New York aboard the ship, Yorkshire, on 28 Oct 1848, at the age of 24. While his first job was as a store clerk. He was not to remain at that job for long. His mind was quick and eagar to learn. He wanted to move forward in life, to be wealth, to be useful, to be a leader and not a follower. In the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, John is still seen as a retail grocer in the City of Albany, New York. Mean while he is amassing wealth.
His wife was, Miss. Harriet Albina (Hall) Shevlin, daughter of Stephen Crosby and Alice Albina (Clark) Hall. They came to know each other through family business connections in the lumber industry. Both sides had their own mills and large tracks of uncut limber land that they harvested to feed their mills. The mills were located in both Michigan and Minnesota. Much of the processed lumber was shipped to the East Coast. Later, their mills spread to other states as time went on and large tracks of forest were cut and the land resold for farming and towns.
Edwin was 5 ft, 9 1/2 inches; brown, hair; face, oval; fair, complexion, medium, build at the age of 35 years.
Edwin was a powerful voice in the logging, lumber, and milling finished wood products. One of the largest mills in Oregon was built and operated at Bend, Oregon, called, Shevlin-Hixon. It was a merging of two big moneyed sources of power in the wood products industry within the United States. Then right next door to their mill another mill was built, equally as strong. Their headquarters were based in Minneapolis, Minnesota where for years before operations in Oregon started they were going strong in the woods of Minnesota.
Bray & Robinson and Hall & Ducey, which was owned by the Shevlin interests. From 1907, Dexter was employed by the Shevlin company in Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, and Rainy River, Ontario. Dexter also discusses early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony. Please, notice the family name. Hall. That being the maiden name of his wife. They were pioneers with the Shevlins in lumber operations in Michigan, Cass Lake, Minnesota, Libby, Montana, Rainy River, Ontario and early mills in Minneapolis and St. Anthony. There was a box factory at Klicktat, Washington.
Both plants vied for biggest and best in the business. Their competition moved back and forth for many years and both plants grew in size and output. It was a stiff competition to see who could produce the most board feet of lumber. This went on for many years until most of the big tracks of Ponderosa pine were no more. The ancient pine that had covered much of Oregon was gone. Then the mobile company logging towns that both enterprizes needed to feed the giant mills were sold and the mills closed forever.
These two mills were a real backbone of the Central Oregon economy. They paid a living wage to hundreds and hundreds of Oregon families. In turn they by their vary existence created political and economic power for the whole state. They had filled many thousands of railroad cars with the output of their plants. Many more railcars had been used to get the logs to the mills. The company towns were built in such a way that enabled them to be moved to the areas being logged. This greatly reduced travel time and helped tie the workers to a particular logging company.
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