MOUNT SHASTA CITY
March 14, 1929: "A deal has been completed for the erection of one of Richfield Oil Company's Air Beacons.
Max L. Gordon, of the land department of Highway Communities, Inc., Chief Engineer K. B. Ferguson and Assistant Engineer Karl Langenberg purchased a site at the southern entrance to the city.
Immediate construction will be started on a 125-foot tower, a service station and comfort station representing an expenditure of $40,000." (The Sacramento Bee)
Max L. Gordon, of the land department of Highway Communities, Inc., Chief Engineer K. B. Ferguson and Assistant Engineer Karl Langenberg purchased a site at the southern entrance to the city.
Immediate construction will be started on a 125-foot tower, a service station and comfort station representing an expenditure of $40,000." (The Sacramento Bee)
April 20, 1929: "The Mt. Shasta Chamber of Commerce will hold a field day to-morrow for the purpose of laying 1,000 feet of water pipe to the site of the Richfield air beacon.
Work on the beacon project will start shortly." (The Sacramento Bee)
May 22, 1931: "The fire threatened the Mount Shasta Pine Manufacturing Company's box factory and mill, and a large crew of men were called out to patrol the property line. It also threatened one of the large Richfield beacon stations located on the highway just south of Mount Shasta City. The fire was under control to-day." (The Sacramento Bee)