Booth, Robert
From Lane Co Oregon
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| Robert Booth | |
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| Occupation | Business owner |
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| Family | Henry Booth |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Residence | Springfield |
The company that would make Springfield a major industrial center was the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, which was incorporated in 1896 by Robert and Henry Booth and George and Tom Kelly. In August 1901, the Booth-Kelly Corporation purchased the Springfield sawmill and several thousand acres of timberland in the region. The sawmill was dismantled in 1902 and a larger, more efficient mill with a capacity for greater production was constructed on the same site (Clarke 1983:46).
