Alpha-Numeric Key: | HA-7 |
Corporate Name: | M. B. Sisk |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | M. B. Sisk |
Location: | Hallsville |
County: | Harrison |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1928 |
End Year: | 1928 |
Decades: | 1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1928 |
Town: | Hallsville |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Shortleaf yellow pine and many types of hardwoods; crossties, lath, shingles, staves.
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: | 15000: 1928 |
Capacity Comments: | 15,000 feet daily; planing mill at 25,000 feet |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Circular sawmill, edgers, trimmers, planing mill, dry kilns |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific |
Historicial Development: | M. B. Sisk was operating a circular sawmill business in Hallsville in 1928. It milled shortleaf yellow pine and a variety of hardwoods into crossties, laths, shingles, and staves. The fact that the company operated a commissary for its employers indicates that it ran a mill town of some sort. |
Research Date: | MCJ 12-04-95 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |