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Re: Chehalis Western to Curtis

Author: John

Date: 07-17-2019 - 10:12

Thank you, Curtis.

I thought WWR lost the contract to Frontier... Didn't they?

Curtis R. Milburn Wrote:
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> The pole yard is still in business as McFarland
> Cascade. They make untrrated poles. I imagine most
> of their poles are sent to their Tacoma treating
> plant. Western Washington Railroad has pulled some
> loads out of there in recent years. I'm unsure of
> the frequency. The original area was supposed to
> become a modern lumber mill in the 70s, ala the
> former Green Mountain Mill near Toutle. The area
> is graded and even has the water catchment ponds
> to collect the anticipated mill run off. I guess
> the economics didn't work out. Seeing as how the
> Green Mountain Mill is gone and how Weyco seems to
> be turning into a forest owning and management
> company, I would assume the mill would either be
> gone by now or spun off.

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Subject	Written By	Date/Time (PST)
Chehalis Western to Curtis	John	07-15-2019 - 23:41
Re: Chehalis Western to Curtis	Gary	07-16-2019 - 09:52
Re: Chehalis Western to Curtis	Curtis R. Milburn	07-16-2019 - 19:18
Re: Chehalis Western to Curtis	John	07-17-2019 - 10:12
Re: Chehalis Western to Curtis	ron	07-17-2019 - 10:16
WWR/Frontier	Jeff Moore	07-17-2019 - 21:26
Re: WWR/Frontier	John	07-18-2019 - 02:41
Re: WWR/Frontier	SP5103	07-18-2019 - 17:06
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John Wrote:
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> Thank you,  Curtis. 
> 
> I thought WWR lost the contract to Frontier...
> Didn't they?
> 
> Curtis R. Milburn Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > The pole yard is still in business as McFarland
> > Cascade. They make untrrated poles. I imagine
> most
> > of their poles are sent to their Tacoma
> treating
> > plant. Western Washington Railroad has pulled
> some
> > loads out of there in recent years. I'm unsure
> of
> > the frequency. The original area was supposed
> to
> > become a modern lumber mill in the 70s, ala the
> > former Green Mountain Mill near Toutle. The
> area
> > is graded and even has the water catchment
> ponds
> > to collect the anticipated mill run off. I
> guess
> > the economics didn't work out. Seeing as how
> the
> > Green Mountain Mill is gone and how Weyco seems
> to
> > be turning into a forest owning and management
> > company, I would assume the mill would either
> be
> > gone by now or spun off.

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