Saginaw Salt and Lumber Company, Thessalon, circa 1910

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This is a colour photo showing the Saginaw Salt and Lumber Co mill operation in the distance. The large log boom and mill in the foreground of the photo was originally the Gordon Mill. This mill would later become the Asam Basket Factory (1919-1934).

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Saginaw Salt and Lumber Company opened in Thessalon in the summer of 1906.

The original owner of the Saginaw Salt and Lumber Company was Sam Hagen. In order to encourage the building of the mill the Town donated land and a contribution toward the cost of building the mill. Mr. Dyment also donated land and C.P. rail installed a spur line to the mill in order to provide quick railroad access.

In 1912 the mill was purchased by E.B.Foss who renamed it the Hope Lumber Company. Mr. Foss operated the mill until 1920 when he sold it to James L. Crane. Mr. Crane closed the mill in 1927 when the company relocated to another town.

Mr. Crane reorganized the mill in Thessalon in 1929 but the mill was almost destroyed a year later by fire. Rebuilding took place and business continued until its close in 1939.

The mill in the front portion of this photo is the Gordon Mill. In later years it was the Asam Basket Factory, which opened in 1919, and closed in 1934.

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