PERSON
W. J. Gamble Item Info
Born
1884
Occupation
General manager of WISM Railroad for 33 years
lobbyist for North Idaho lumber interests in state legislature
Interviewers
Sam Schrager
Origin
Came from Pennsylvania in 1910
Residence
Potlatch
Interviews
W. J. Gamble Interview #1, 12/14/1973
December 14, 1973
1:23:32
Sam Schrager
ction of Potlatch for the lumber mill and townsite. Advantages of company town. Shipping resources on WISM. Relations with other railroads. Working west from Pennsylvania....
logging
mills
politics
railroads
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W. J. Gamble Interview #2, 6/6/1975
June 06, 1975
1:35:45
Sam Schrager
Company operation of town of Potlatch. General Managers Deary and Laird. Dealing with the IWW. Company policies during the de pression. Attitudes towards workingmen. Potlatch...
Japanese Americans
drinking
immigrants
legislation
+9
Locations Map
Interview Topics
- Title:
- W. J. Gamble
- Format:
- compound_object
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "W. J. Gamble", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/gamble_wj.html
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