Reminiscences of Arthur Priaulx and James Stevens : oral history, 1953.

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Reminiscences of Arthur Priaulx and James Stevens : oral history, 1953.

Background of lumber industry in Washington and Oregon; effect of business cycle and railroads on lumber; early Weyerhaeuser activities: evolution of timber holding policy, influence on forestry and conservation, criticisms in Washington, tax problems of company; Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, conservation programs; evolution of state forestry codes in Pacific Northwest; labor in lumber industry from 1900.

Transcript: 75 leaves.

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Stevens, James, 1892-1971

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Stevens was a free-lance writer particularly interested in the history of logging and the timber industry. He is especially known for his Paul Bunyan stories. From the description of Papers, 1924-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122529904 Author of Paul Bunyan. From the description of James F. Stevens papers, 1924-1965. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852414 Anthologist. From the description of Reminiscences of James ...

Link, Wendell H.

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Weyerhaeuser Timber Company

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The Weyerhaeuser Company, founded in 1900 as the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, is one of the largest forest product companies in the world. Weyerhaueser had timber and logging operations in Klamath County until the mid-1990s. Timber cruising is a process for measuring forest stands to determine number and species of trees, average tree size and volume, and timber quality. From the description of Klamath County timber cruising records, 1952-1955. (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat recor...

Priaulx, Arthur.

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Journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of Arthur Priaulx and James Stevens : oral history, 1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122586768 ...