Logging and Sawmilling Information for the Western United States November 2000 - Volume 25 Number 11 |
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Stocking Stuffers
Widow-Makers & Rhododendrons While "Rosie the Riveter" was hard at work in the factory, thousands of timber fallers, chokermen, and cat skinners were putting their lives on the line in the forest of Oregon and Washington in support of the war effort. While "Rosie" went on to become a household name, recognition for the contributions and sacrifices made by loggers of the Pacific Northwest remained painfully absent. Until now. The way in life in Sutherlin bears a striking resemblance to the rugged, frontier of the Old West. The author, Doris Hubbard, takes you to the stores, schools, sawmills, brothels, and hotels. And places like Jug's Club where loggers would gather to get dry, get drunk and toast to those who gave their lives for forest and county. In her vivid descriptions, Hubbard typifies many Northwest communities that based their existence and support of the surrounding timber resource. "These men deserve the applause and respect of a grateful nation," writes Hubbard. "And it is long overdue." Traditions Through the Trees: Weyerhaeuser's First 100 Years Great Depression markets that drove managers to chip finished lumber for pulp. Wartime blackouts, "Pauline Bunyans," and mills staffed with prisoners of war. Hijacked planes. Salesmen who removed their pants to press them in pulp balers before a customer call. From new products and environmental awareness to the new challenges of a global economy, senior managers describe why they believe Weyerhaeuser has endured and how they hope to take the company another 100 years into the future. A freelance writer from Enumclaw, Joni Sensel is also the author of Bears Barge In and manager of Dream Factory Books, a children's environmental press found online at
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