Northwestern Lumber Company
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- Mar 8, 1892The Ghost Ship of Gray's HarborA schooner overdue by nine weeks is discovered wrecked on Peterson's Point, leaving no survivors from its five-man crew.Hoquiam, WA
- Mar 8, 1892The Big River Never Came BackA tug captain spots a wreck on the Grays Harbor bar and identifies it as the overdue schooner Big River, lost with five hands.Hoquiam, WA
- Jun 9, 1892Mill Owners Battle State Over Waterfront RightsA major lumber company files an injunction to stop the State Harbor Line Commission from seizing mill property and wharves under new, secret harbor mapping.Willapa River, South Bend, WA
- Jan 31, 1893South Bend Wins Water Frontage FightCitizens vote to bond the city to bypass Northern Pacific railroad control of local wharf access.Pacific Avenue, South Bend, WA
- Jun 29, 1893The World's Fair Forestry FiascoGrays Harbor lumbermen express outrage over the state's 'shabby' display at the Chicago World's Fair, claiming their industry was ignored and misrepresented.Gray's Harbor, Aberdeen, WA
- Dec 5, 1893The Riverfront Battle in HoquiamHarbor commissioners prepare to hear grievances over the control of the Hoquiam riverfront, an ongoing dispute between private industry and public interest.Hoquiam River, Hoquiam, WA
- Sep 20, 1894A South Bend Mill Assigned Itself to Creditors, Then Burned to the Ground That NightThe Willapa Cedar Lumber Company signed its assets over to creditors at 4:55 p.m. By 11 that nightthe shingle mill and dry house were in flames, five car loads of shingles lost and $12,000 gone up in smoke.South Bend, WA
- Mar 4, 1904Walkout in the Hoquiam Box FactoryHoquiam box factory crew walked out over a 25-cent wage cut, closing the plant and idling 40 men.Hoquiam, WA