| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HA-98 |
| Corporate Name: | Pyle Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Barney Pyle, Sr., President; Ross Pyle in 1987. |
| Location: | Harleton Road at Marshall |
| County: | Harrison |
| Years in Operation: | 67 years |
| Start Year: | 1930 |
| End Year: | 1996 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999, |
| Period of Operation: | 1930 to 1996 |
| Town: | Marshall |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 22,387 in 1950 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Dimension, fence material, pallets from pine and hardwood
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam; electric since 1978
| 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: | 12000: 1958 25000: 1975 |
| Capacity Comments: | 12,000 feet daily in 1958; 25,000 feet in 1975 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Saw and planing mill with circular, edger, two planers, resaw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Pyle family has operated a small sawmill complex at Marshall from the Great Depression. Barney R. Pyle was first listed at Marshall in 1930. The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported that a fire destroyed the sawmill on May 15, 1952, causing $8,000 in loss. The planing mill and lumber yard were saved. By the later 1950s, seventy-five percent of its products were of yellow pine with the remainder from gum and oak. The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported that a planer fire on April 7, 1960, destroyed a part of the plant. The sawmill was undamaged. In 1966, the plant had three lifts and was employing forty workers. The plant produced five million board feet in 1973. By 1975, the company was working with ash, cedar, cottonwood, cypress, elm gum, loblolly pine, pecan, walnut, and willow.
The operation was listed in the 1987 Directory of Forest Products Industries In Texas. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-05-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |