I believe it was created. My grandfather worked there for several years. It was really sad, the owner continued to operate and saw lumber during the depression to keep the men employed. Soon after the horrible unions came in and got the workers all riled up and convinced them to form a union and to strike for higher wages. At that point everyone lost but the union leaders. The mill had to shut down permanently and everyone lost their job, all thanks to the union snobs. My dad said the employees should have ran the union snobs out of town and shown appreciation for the fact that the mill kept the families fed even when they couldn't sell their lumber. When you bite the hand that feeds you it doesn't turn out well. Not everyone voted to strike but enough did that it killed the mill. There is a couple books written about the family and the home is still standing.
unfortunately, Washington State was at the center of Japanese American internment during WW2. We will have an video coming up on this subject but need to get to Idaho first to finish the story. Thanks for watching!
There is a lot of history still. You should have checked out the photos in the bank and surrounding resyaurants. There are books written on the history.
Old mills and industrial sites are so interesting. They capture a bygone era. Was the mill pound created or a natural lake?
That's a good question. I'd don't know, but my hunch is that it's at least an artificially expanded natural water body.
@@searchingforhistory that was my guess as well. Thanks and keep up the interesting videos.
I believe it was created. My grandfather worked there for several years. It was really sad, the owner continued to operate and saw lumber during the depression to keep the men employed. Soon after the horrible unions came in and got the workers all riled up and convinced them to form a union and to strike for higher wages. At that point everyone lost but the union leaders. The mill had to shut down permanently and everyone lost their job, all thanks to the union snobs. My dad said the employees should have ran the union snobs out of town and shown appreciation for the fact that the mill kept the families fed even when they couldn't sell their lumber. When you bite the hand that feeds you it doesn't turn out well. Not everyone voted to strike but enough did that it killed the mill. There is a couple books written about the family and the home is still standing.
@@theshepherdsinn Sounds like an interesting and tragic history, thanks for sharing!
@@theshepherdsinn thank you for the info and answer!
An interesting part of history, very sad about the Japanese though.
unfortunately, Washington State was at the center of Japanese American internment during WW2. We will have an video coming up on this subject but need to get to Idaho first to finish the story. Thanks for watching!
@@searchingforhistory that'll be an interesting and, undoubtedly, sobering video. FYI, we'll be in Seattle from Sep 2--5.
@@ExploreTayo What are you doing in Seattle?
@@searchingforhistory just stopping in for a few days before heading to Vancouver, BC and onto Alaska.
Doing an Alaska cruise? Did I miss your most recent videos? I have not seen any for a couple weeks.
Have you been to the states first territorial prison in Bucoda Washington? not much left except the foundation.
Actually we recently did a video on Seatco Prison. ruclips.net/video/j6o4uGLFKhg/видео.html
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
There is a lot of history still. You should have checked out the photos in the bank and surrounding resyaurants. There are books written on the history.
I imagine so. We were just driving through, so it was a video of opportunity. Perhaps we will get back there for another video. Thanks for watching!