Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-154 |
Corporate Name: | Temple-White Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | H. B. White, president; H. G. Temple, vice-president; H. C. White, secretary-treasurer |
Location: | Diboll |
County: | Angelina |
Years in Operation: | 31 years |
Start Year: | 1930 |
End Year: | 1960 |
Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969 |
Period of Operation: | 1930s to 1960s |
Town: | Diboll |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 3000 in 1934 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lathes and handles
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Steam and 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: | 15 million pine handles per year (1943) |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Handle factory |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | H. B. White from Indiana had ran a handle factory with his father in 1910. War effort products were signal corps handles, deck swab handles, mop handles and sweeper handles. The factory ran until the 1960s. |
Research Date: | JKG 8-30-93, MCJ 01-16-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |