| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-5 |
| Corporate Name: | Darnell Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | Second Site |
| Owner Name: | Gordon L. Darnell, president in 1966. |
| Location: | Carthage: Hunter, Highway 145, and railroad tracks |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 27 years |
| Start Year: | 1949 |
| End Year: | 1975 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979 |
| Period of Operation: | 1941 to 1975 |
| Town: | North of Carthage |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | In 1966, studs, kiln dried lumber, upper grades, flooring, roof decking, pulpwood chips. In 1973, upper grades
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 1943: power unit with three boilers. 1966: steam, electric
| 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: | 40000: 1966 30000: 1973 |
| Capacity Comments: | 40,000 feet daily in 1966. 30,000 feet daily in 1973. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1943 to 1957: circular sawmill, planing mill. 1959 to 1975: circular, barker, resaw, chipper, edger |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | In 1949 Darnell Lumber moved its sawmill site to a location just north of Carthage. It took a $25,000 note with First National Bank of Carthage for new property on forty-five acres of the John Thompson, W. D. Thompson, and Geo. Goodwin Surveys, located north of Carthage. The sawmill, planing mill, boiler, engine, and other equipment were included. Owners of the Darnell Lumber Company were Gordon D. Darnell, Gordon Louis Darnell, and Laurence D. Darnell. In 1956, the company was employing more than fifty workers.
The company improved its manufacturing posture with the purchase in 1957 of debarking chipping equipment from International Paper for $53,117.79. Included were an electric 26" Cambio Debarker, a H. F. Chipper, and a Chip Screen. International Paper released the lien on March 27, 1959. The company employed forty-eight workers in 1966, who used three trucks, two lift trucks, twenty electric motors, two compressors, and two dry kilns in manufacturing southern pine lumber products. In 1973, Darnell Lumber produced five million board feet.
Darnell Lumber closed before 1980.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |