| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-73 |
| Corporate Name: | Tyler Box & Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Tyler Box & Lumber Company |
| Location: | Tyler |
| County: | Smith |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1902 |
| End Year: | 1905 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1902 to 1905 |
| Town: | Tyler |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 8,069 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and boxes
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and box factory |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern; St. Louis & Southwestern |
| Historicial Development: | A newspaper reported in 1902 that a new box factory had been completed at Tyler, which would be able to supply the need for boxes and crates for the fruit and truck growers of the county. The Tyler Box & Lumber Company company was listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 and again in 1907. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |