Gibson Bros. Outfit Working for Lbr. Co.
Gibson Brothers, of Dallas, Texas, arrived in Williams on the 21st with a fleet of twelve trucks and a force of sixteen men.The Gibson Brothers have taken a contract to haul logs for the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company, from their camp located about nine miles south of town.Their outfit consists of nine International trucks, one Coleman, and two Outo-cars with a combined carrying capacity of 120,000 pounds at one haul, or approximately 21,600 board feet.Three trips are now being made daily from the camp to the mill, but the firm plans to add another loading crew a little later, which will enable each truck to make four or five deliveries a day. With three deliveries a day, approximately 65,000 board feet are delivered to the mill daily, and as stated above, this will be considerably augmented with the addition of another loading crew. Bruce Gibson, Ira Gibson, and Wallace Gibson comprise the firm.It is estimated that from eight months to one year will be required to complete the hauling from this camp.
Bruce Gibson (1902-1994) was my maternal grandfather. He would later become the sole owner of the trucking company.
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