Spokane Flour Mills Co.
Variant namesSamuel Oppenheimer built the Spokane Four Mill for the Amsterdamsch Trustee’s Kantoor in 1890. The Dutch interests operated the mill until 1933 when it was sold to a Portland, OR firm. Commonly known as the C. & C. Spokane Flour Mills, it operated at a time when the Far Eastern market for wheat was being expanded, but after World War II the China and Philippine markets were lost. By 1972 the mill was no longer profitable and it closed.
From the guide to the Spokane Four Mill Records, 1903-1948, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives)
Samuel Oppenheimer built the Spokane Flour Mill for the Amsterdamsch Trustee's Kantoor in 1890. The Dutch interests operated the mill until 1933 when it was sold to a Portland, OR firm. Commonly known as the C.& C. Spokane Flour Mills, it operated at a time when the Far Eastern market for wheat was being expanded, but after World War II, the China and Philippine markets were lost. By 1972, the mill was no longer profitable and it closed.
From the description of Records, 1903-1948. (Eastern Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 43027348
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| creatorOf | Spokane Four Mill Records, 1903-1948 | Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives | |
| creatorOf | Spokane Flour Mills Co. (1890-1972). Records, 1903-1948. | Eastern Washington State Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Spokane Flour Mills Co. (1890-1972). Records, 1903-1948. | Eastern Washington State Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Amsterdamsch Trustee's Kantoor | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Oppenheimer, Samuel | person |
| correspondedWith | Spokane Flour Mills Co. | corporateBody |
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| San Francisco (Calif.) | |||
| Spokane (Wash.) | |||
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| Agriculture |
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| Disaster relief |
| Earthquakes |
| Feed industry |
| Feed industry |
| Feed industry |
| Fires |
| Flour as food |
| Flour industry |
| Flour industry |
| Flour industry |
| Flour mills |
| Investments |
| Investments |
| Oregon |
| Portland |
| Spokane |
| Washington (State) |
| Wheat trade |
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Active 1890
Active 1972
