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Washington State University Press Pullman, Washington and Latah County Historical Society Moscow, Idaho 1987
title
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Company Town : Potlatch, Idaho, and the Potlatch Lumber Company
author
:
Petersen, Keith.
publisher
:
Washington State University Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0874220378
print isbn13
:
9780874220377
ebook isbn13
:
9780585200644
language
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English
subject
Potlatch Corporation--History, Lumber trade--Idaho--History, Company towns--Idaho--History, Potlatch (Idaho)--Economic conditions.
publication date
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1987
lcc
:
HD9759.P63P47 1987eb
ddc
:
307.7/67/0979686
subject
:
Potlatch Corporation--History, Lumber trade--Idaho--History, Company towns--Idaho--History, Potlatch (Idaho)--Economic conditions.
Page iv
Copyright (c) 1987 by the Board of Regents of Washington State University
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including recording, photocopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Printed and bound in the United States of America Washington State University Press Pullman, Washington
First publication 1987 Second printing 1988 Third printing 1990
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Petersen, Keith C. Company town. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Potlatch Corporation - History. 2. Lumber trade - Idaho - History. 3. Company towns - Idaho - History. 4. Potlatch (Idaho) - Economic conditions. I. Latah County Historical Society. II. Title. HD9759.P63P47 1987 307.7'67'0979686 87-14980 ISBN 0-87422-036-X ISBN 0-87422-037-8 (pbk.)
This book is printed on pH neutral, acid-free paper.
Research grants and contracts for this study were provided by:
The Idaho Humanities Council, a state-based program of the National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities
The Idaho State Historic Preservation Office
The Latah County Historical Society
Page v
This book is dedicated to Mom and Dad, who have always been supportive, and to my wife Mary, fellow historian, critical reviewer, sharer of ideas, and, most of all, friend.
Page vii
In one respect at least the Potlatch Lumber Company was from its inception quite different from the others.... There was an atmosphere of importance and superiority about it, a sort of grandiosity that at times seemed to annoy father.... It enjoyed its full share of... publicity. Frederick E. Weyerhaeuser
Page ix
Contents
The Setting
1
Move to Idaho
18
The Potlatch Lumber Company
35
Largest White Pine Sawmill in the World
60
Building a Company Town
83
Potlatch and Environs
99
Providing Essentials in a Company Town
118
Life in a Company Town
141
Two Wars and a Depression
156
The End of the Experiment
187
Epilogue
205
Abbreviations
215
Notes
217
Bibliographical Essay
270
Index
277
Page xi
Acknowledgments
At a bend in the Palouse River, two miles off U.S. Highway 95, in the shadow of Gold Hill, in northern Latah County, Idaho, rests a town named Potlatch. It is not a particularly picturesque place. Instead, it projects an image of gritty working-class living.
I do not remember my initial impression of Potlatch. It is a town, Like many others, that does not leave lasting impressions upon passersby. I am sure, when I first viewed it, that the thought never occurred to me that I would someday spend the better part of a decade researching its history. But now I have, and this book is the result. It is the story of a place that was unusual a town completely owned by a large lumber company. But I was more drawn to the study because of what Potlatch has in common with much of the West. For the story of Potlatch is the tale of the exploitation of natural resources; of the impact of big business upon the development of a rural area; of ordinary people making a place their home.
Over the years I have incurred many debts, and I am pleased to recognize those who have helped on this project. First of all, I must thank my colleague in research and the Director of the Latah County Historical Society, Mary Reed. She assisted me on numerous research trips and read every word in this manuscript, helping with major stylistic and substantive revisions, I cannot imagine that this could have been written without her expertise, even if she did not also happen to be my wife. Thomas R. Cox of San Diego State University and Louie Attebery of the College of Idaho also reviewed the entire manuscript, and I am grateful for their numerous helpful comments and ideas for further study. Frederic Johnson of the University of Idaho and Lee Gale of Potlatch reviewed parts of the manuscript, and the final version is much improved because of their assistance.
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