| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-156 |
| Corporate Name: | Halbert-Dial Box & Crate Factory |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Halbert-Dial Box & Crate Factory . Peter R. Albert. N. A. Slover. |
| Location: | Dialville |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 87 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1986 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1970-1979,1980-1989, |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1986 |
| Town: | Dialville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 22 in 1906; 600 in 1928; 219 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, crates, boxes,
 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill, crate and box machinery, planers |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St Louis Southwestern |
| Historicial Development: | Peter R. Albert was the organizer of the Albert Mill Company at Dialville around the year 1900. It currently is named the Albert Mill Company of Texas. He bought out the the Slover crate factory about 1914 and renamed it the Halbert-Dial Box & Crate Factory. N. A. Shover (Slover?) was listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907. The correct spelling is “Slover.” Jack Slover operated his crate and box factory until Albert bought it. The company operated under the name of Albert- Dial Box and Crate Factory. The plant closed in 1986. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-26-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |