The Sleeping Giant of the Timber Industry Wakes
After six years of silence, the Bellingham mill is set to roar to life under new management, promising 300,000 feet of output daily.
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The Bellingham mill will be opened by the first of June and will be put in operation. This mill was built about six years ago by Eastern capitalists, who shortly after building it leased it to a syndicate for a monthly rental of $200. Since the lease was made not a wheel has turned and the machinery was allowed to remain in position subject to any calamity that might overtake it. Some time ago the Fairhaven Land company obtained controlling interest in the mill and since that time have been negotiating for the re-opening of it. The lease to the syndicate expired last month and next month the mill will be turning out lumber to its full capacity of 300,000 feet a day.
“Since the lease was made not a wheel has turned and the machinery was allowed to remain in position.”
This reflects the volatile history of corporate land and mill ownership in Bellingham, where assets were often held speculative-style by Eastern capital before shifting to local control.
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