Kirby Forest Industries Inc.
Quoting from Doug Dvorman, Manager of Taxes & Leases of Kirby Forest Industries, Inc., January 14, 1994, the eventual ownership of Kirby Lumber evolved as follow: “In the 1930's, Santa Fe Railroad Company bought a controlling interest in Kirby Lumber Company. In December, 1986, Santa Fe sold Kirby's stock to Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. Kirby is now a wholly owned subsidiary of LP.” The company had a pine lumber sawmill operating in Houston in 1957.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
HR
Owner Name
Kirby Lumber Corporation. Bought by Santa Fe in 1936. Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (Kirby Forest Industries Inc.). L-P bought Kirby Lumber Company in 1986.
Location
Houston
County
Harris
Years in Operation:
1
Start Year:
1957
End Year:
1957
Decades:
1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1957 to 1957
Town:
Houston
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2