UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2005

                            Longview Fibre Company
                _______________________________________________
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


        Washington                     001-10061                 91-0298760
----------------------------    ------------------------    --------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                   300 Fibre Way, Longview, Washington 98632
                  __________________________________________
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (360) 425-1550


                                Not applicable.
             _____________________________________________________
        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)

|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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                            Section 7--Regulation FD

Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On July 27, 2005, Longview Fibre Company issued a press release
announcing that it filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.

                 Section 9--Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release issued by Longview Fibre Company on July 27, 2005.

The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under "Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure" and "Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits,"
including in each case the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.


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                                  SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           LONGVIEW FIBRE COMPANY


July 28, 2005                              By: /s/ Lisa J. McLaughlin
                                               ----------------------
                                               Lisa J. McLaughlin
                                               Senior Vice President - Finance,
                                                 Secretary and Treasurer


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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number        Description
------        -----------

99.1          Press Release issued by Longview Fibre Company on July 27, 2005.
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UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT
    Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2005

                            Longview Fibre Company
                _______________________________________________
              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

        Washington                     001-10061                 91-0298760
----------------------------    ------------------------    --------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                   300 Fibre Way, Longview, Washington 98632
                  __________________________________________
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (360) 425-1550

                                Not applicable.
             _____________________________________________________
        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)

|_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 7--Regulation FD

Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On July 27, 2005, Longview Fibre Company issued a press release
announcing that it filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.

                 Section 9--Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release issued by Longview Fibre Company on July 27, 2005.

The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K under "Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure" and "Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits,"
including in each case the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           LONGVIEW FIBRE COMPANY

July 28, 2005                              By: /s/ Lisa J. McLaughlin
                                               ----------------------
                                               Lisa J. McLaughlin
                                               Senior Vice President - Finance,
                                                 Secretary and Treasurer
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number        Description
------        -----------

99.1          Press Release issued by Longview Fibre Company on July 27, 2005.