| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-52 |
| Corporate Name: | Hall Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Hall Lumber Company |
| Location: | New Waverly with offices at Huntsville |
| County: | Walker |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1926 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1926 to 1934 |
| Town: | New Waverly |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 2,495 in 1905; 9000 in 1928; 5028 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished shortleaf yellow pine and sycamore
 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: | 12000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 12,000 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, trimmers, edgers, dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | The earliest record of Hall Lumber Company has been found in the Walker County registers. In September, 1926, Hall Lumber mortgaged some of its sawmill property, located “300 yards south of the International & Great Northern depot in New Waverly on 10 acres leased from W. T. Slott for a sawmill site.” Hall Lumber Company was listed by trade publications as a manufacturer of shortleaf yellow pine and sycamore located at Huntsville during the 1920s and 1930s. It had a daily cutting capacity of about 12,000 feet.
The company offices were probably at Huntsville while the mill operated at New Waverly.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 03-31-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |