Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-6 |
Corporate Name: | Oliver Daniel |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Oliver Daniel |
Location: | Carthage: Highways 149 and 455 |
County: | Panola |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1928 |
End Year: | 1928 |
Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939 |
Period of Operation: | 1928 |
Town: | Carthage |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Shortleaf yellow pine and hardwood lumber
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: | 25000: 1928 |
Capacity Comments: | 25,000 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: | Circular sawmill, planing mill, edgers, trimmers |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe |
Historicial Development: | Oliver Daniel operated sawmills at Longview and Carthage in 1928. The Carthage operation included a sawmill and planing mill that could 25,000 feet of lumber each on a daily basis. It became a casualty of the Great Depression. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-08-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |