| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-36 |
| Corporate Name: | Edens-Birch Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Edens-Birch Lumber Company |
| Location: | Moscow |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1953 |
| End Year: | 1955 |
| Decades: | 1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1953 to no later than 1955 |
| Town: | Moscow |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Finished and dressed lumber.
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
 Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably steam or diesel
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | On November 27, 1953, a fire ravaged the newly rebuilt Edens-Birch mill at Corrigan, destroying a pine planing mill, four storage sheds, the hardwood flooring plant, and two and a half million feet of lumber. Rough lumber was shipped to the Cleveland plant. The following April management announced the planer would be rebuilt. During this period, Edens-Birch was operating a temporary mill at Moscow, in Polk County, to keep up with orders while the new planing mill at Corrigan was being built.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-26-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |