The Pacific Mill Roars Back to Life
A dormant shingle mill is set to restart operations this spring under new ownership and with expanded capacity.
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After remaining idle for nearly three years, the Pacific mill will again be opened. It has been leased to a new company that will probably be known as the Pacific Coast Lumber company. The incorporators are H. G. Foster, George W. Hastings, and A. T. Prichard. The capital stock is $30,000, fully paid up. The new company will put in two ten-block and one double-block Challoner's, and enlarge the dry kiln to nearly three times its present capacity. The mill will have a daily shingle capacity of 400,000 and a lumber capacity of 50,000 to 75,000 feet. It will be in operation about May 1.
“The mill will have a daily shingle capacity of 400,000 and a lumber capacity of 50,000 to 75,000 feet.”
The lumber industry defined the economy of Grays Harbor for decades. Seeing a mill restart after a period of dormancy mirrors the historical cycle of the 'boom and bust' economy that saw towns in the Pacific Northwest frequently rise and fall based on industrial demand.
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