| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-153 |
| Corporate Name: | Temple-Inland Forest Products, Inc. |
| Local Name: | Southern Pine Lumber Company |
| Owner Name: | Temple Inland Forest Products, Inc. |
| Location: | Diboll |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1958 |
| End Year: | 1968 |
| Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | 1958 to 1968 |
| Town: | Diboll |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1500 in 1927; 3000 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwood residue into exterior wall sheathing, acoustical tile, roof insulation. By 1968: also, fiberboard, mineral ceiling tile, medium density siding, and hardboard.
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Electric
| 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: | 1958: 100,000,000 square feet annually. 1969: projected almost 200,000,000 square feet annually. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Fiberboard plant |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Southeastern |
| Historicial Development: | The decade of the late 1950s to the late 1960s witnessed the expansion of Temple Industries with the addition of a plywood plant, a particle-board plant, a fiberboard plant, and the building of an ultra-modern sawmill facility. A new $4,000,000 fiberboard plant began production in January, 1958, employing about 110 new workers. It would produce exterior wall sheathing, acoustical tile, roof insulation, and other soft-board products from pine sawmill residues and low-grade hardwoods.
In 1968, the company announced it was expanding the fiberboard plant producing three new products: mineral ceiling tile, medium density siding, and hardboard. An additional 100 new jobs would be created. The $7,000,000 costs of expansion would result in an almost doubling of annual production.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-16-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |