▁wood ▁spirit ▁dist illery ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁train ▁station ▁for ▁ ▁of ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁rail ways ▁were ▁built ▁across ▁the ▁forest . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁Polish - B ols he vik ▁War , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁Poland ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁Ober - O st ▁commander . ▁The ▁pre dat ory ▁explo itation ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁was ▁put ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁and ▁all ▁German - built ▁fact ories ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁became ▁national ised . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁r ented ▁by ▁the ▁Polish ▁government ▁under ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁company ▁The ▁Century ▁European ▁Tim ber ▁Corporation . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁can ce led ▁and ▁the ▁wood ▁processing ▁plants ▁came ▁back ▁under ▁state ▁control , ▁while ▁the ▁Ter b ent hen ▁factory ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁owner . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁economic ▁growth ▁started ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁started ▁to ▁grow ▁too . ▁Hard ▁work , ▁but ▁also ▁decent ▁sal aries ▁in ▁wood ▁processing ▁plants ▁attract ed ▁many ▁sett lers ▁from ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁Poland . ▁The ▁initial ▁con gl omer ate ▁of ▁wooden ▁h uts , ▁bar ra cks , ▁t ents ▁and ▁narrow , ▁wood - p aved ▁streets ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁town . ▁ ▁A ▁Catholic ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁and ▁soon ▁the ▁fact ories ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁fin anced ▁three ▁schools , ▁a ▁board ing ▁school