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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Julie Johnson / The Bulletin
July 21, 2007
The Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Co. changed the face of Bend when it opened its sawmill on the east bank of the Deschutes River in 1916.
Along with the Shevlin-Hixon company on the opposite bank, the mill was the driving force behind Bend’s economy for decades. It produced millions of....