Timber Industry In The Pacific Northwest

The Transcontinental railroad purpose of being built was to cause positive things to happen in the US and positive things did result from the railroad. For example, westward expansion increased because of the railroad. One reason why western expansion increased because of the railroad was that travelers finally found a use for the Great Plains like how they found “millions of acres of fertile soil, land for cattle, and a land of opportunity even larger than the Lone Star State”(Doc 1). Because people found these uses of The Great Plains, people started to move rapidly west to take ahold of these opportunities. This was a positive for the US because now more people are moving west increasing westward expansion, starting businesses, and are farming in the Great Plains which helped boost the US economy. Another reason why westward expansion increased because of the railroad is there was land in the west and after the railroad was built it was for sale for very cheap prices (Doc 5). This was a positive because with more land for cheap price people started moving west but it also is creating more space for people to live and during this time many immigrants from many countries are coming to the United States looking for opportunities and the more people that came to the United States the more space they needed because they needed somewhere to live. So now that they have more land more people are able to settle in the United States in the west for cheap low prices.

The railways became an important system that guided settlement and delivered economic opportunity for much of the United States. Railroads allowed access to places that people had no means of getting to and provided an opportunity to develop cities and towns

The lumber industry was very important in the late 1800’s. There was many people in the lumber industry people like teamster,bull cook,pencil pusher,wood butcher,lumberjack,loggers, and investors. They all played a very Important part. An investor is a person that gives money to a failing company like Frederick Weyerhaeuser.

Can you imagine living in a car for six months? If not then try to imagine how hard it would be to be living in a wagon thats always moving. Everyone having to pitch in by either collecting firewood, walking beside the wagon to make the load lighter for the horses, or taking care of seven or eight children, the exhuastion knocking you out every night. Then when you finally get to the land you travelled so far to get a piece of, there is more work then thought. The railroads changed all of that worry and hard labor. On September 8th, 1883 the railroad came to Washington State making almost everything alot easier. The railroads had a major influence on washintons development. The railroad

As previously discussed, the transcontinental railroad made sure that the cost of transporting anything from point A to point B was cheaper, and the transcontinental railroad allowed farmers to inherit different crops, as well as making day to day business easier for farmers. These advantages are also a part of the farming business because this enables farmers to sell crops of a higher value, and would gain more money from it since the cost of transportation was less. Also, because of the railroad, farmers were able to gain access to larger items that improved the difficulty and accuracy of

2.During the years 1860-1890, Michigan's commercial development was dominated by the sawing, harvesting, milling and marketing of timber. Michigan politicians (under the influence of the state's Lumber Barons) fought hard to stop a bill that would have allowed Canadian lumber to enter the U.S. duty free. The lumber was desperately needed to rebuild a major American city after what terrible disaster?

No other single factor contributed more the commercial and social development of the Pacific Northwest than the arrival of the railroad. For the first time in history, people could get to the west coast in a matter of

After the Civil War railroads began to grow immensely, especially economically. The railroads were a large factor in the success of the United States, this can be proven in Making America by Carol Berkin. The railroads ultimately helped the settlement and development of the Western part of the United States by creating a nationwide market, economic development, and a large demand for products.

Timber started to become a huge part of texas economy. Because communities were starting to be constructed lumber was in high demand. Maxwell’s (2010) study found that “The 1860 census reported… about 1,200 employees, which manufactured lumber valued at $1.75 million annually” (p.1). This shows how much of an impact timber actually had. This commodity was one of the founding utilities that Texas used to jumpstart its economy. The use of Timber started to become more than just a domestic use. The railroads became a major part of the timber use. This era of prosperity for timber became known as the the “bonanza era” and it continued into the 20th century (Brown, 2014, p. 13). This was one of the biggest moments in the lumber industry. Everything was going great for this business, until the 1920’s when it started to decline.

The building of railways in the United States played a big role in expanding and developing the territory at the beginning of the industrial revolution around the early 19th century. The train represented the future, power, a physical network, communication and progress for US. The old enormous trains used coal and boil water so they had steam

In a controversial move, Forestry giant TimberWest is proposing to build a wind farm in the hills around Sooke. The company, which owns 10 per cent of Vancouver Island’s surface area, believes renewable energy has a growing role to play.

Minnesota is the United States’ 12th largest state, spanning 86,939 miles. The state is home to around 5.4 million people, with around 60 percent of people living within the major metropolitan areas of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” Minnesota holds 11,842 lakes of over 10 acres, leading to diverse ecosystems and the division of Minnesota’s territory into distinct biomes that impact agricultural output and general land use. Agriculture dominates Minnesota’s landscape, covering 46.7 percent of total land. The 2012 Census of Agriculture conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported a decrease in the number of farms from 2007 to 2012, but an increase in the acreage per farm and a large

The Lumber Industry is a very important industry. Lumber is very important for making things. There is a lot of interesting facts about the Lumber Industry.

What is the duty dollar amount and maximum percentage that was placed on Canadian lumber? (1)

When the lumber industry was at its prime they cut down millions of acres of trees. Such as white pines which almost became extinct. In the 1880’s Weyerhaeuser started to make large investments on land or companies. In 1900 Weyerhaeuser owned more than 400 companies. Once he owned all this land and companies