| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HA-1 |
| Corporate Name: | Snider Forest Industries |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Snider Industries, Inc. Ronald L. Snider, President (originally Snider Lumber Company). Snider Bros in 1971. Snider Industries, Inc., in 1975. |
| Location: | Marshall: North Grove and Loop 390 |
| County: | Harrison |
| Years in Operation: | 69 years |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1996 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999, |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 to 1996 |
| Town: | Marshall |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough products included dimension, roof decking, upper grades. Manufacturing included fence material, ladder stock, pattern stock, siding. 1993: lumber, chips, shavings.
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | 25000: 1928 150000: 1990 |
| Capacity Comments: | 1970: 20 million board feet. 1973: 25 million board feet. 1994: 37 million board feet
Estimated 25,000 board feet in 1928 and 150,000 board feet in 1990 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1928: circular; 1963: circular, kiln; 1970: gang, chipper, headrig |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Snider Lumber Company of Marshall, in Harrison County, has operated since 1928. It has been through a series of name change; currently it is known as Snider Industries, Inc. The Gulf Coast Lumberman carried an add in the November 1963 issue stating that Snider Lumber Company was a gang with kiln. It stated that it manufactured pine (loblolly) products. In May, 1969, the company announced that it had changed its name to Snider Forest Industries. The mill produced twenty-five million board feet in 1973.
Bob Curries' article in Texas Logger in 1993 revealed that Snider Industries was receiving its pine sawlogs from Robertson Logging of Ore City. In December 1993, Currie reported that “the lumber mill is a high-tech, high recovery operation. Merchandising of the timber is in-mill, so no sorting is necessary in the woods.” The mill produces lumber, chips, and shavings while using “wood waste” for generating electric power. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 12-04-95 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |