Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-40 |
Corporate Name: | Hryhorchuk Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Hryhorchuk Lumber Company with Fred R. Hryhorchuk. Bery and Hryhorchuk |
Location: | Deweyville |
County: | Newton |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1946 |
End Year: | 1947 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1946 |
Town: | Deweyville |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Probably 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: | 10000: 1946 |
Capacity Comments: | 10,000 feet daily |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | Hryhorchuk Lumber Company, according to The Jacksonville Journal in 1947, began sawmilling in 1946 as the Bery & Hryhorchuk Lumber Company in 1946 at Deweyville. Fred L. Hryhorchuk bought out his partner on May 1, 1947. His small operation was using fifteen to twenty men to harvest and mill the timber on thirty acres owned by Hryhorchuk. Logging equipment included one truck and two teams. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-23-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |