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Southland Paper Mills opens second plant near Baytown
Southland Paper Mills Inc begins production at a multimillion dollar Baytown facility, with newsprint and brown kraft paper, capacity 675 tons daily. The Lufkin mill began in 1940, boosting total output to over 1,600 tons daily and employing about 300 local workers. Construction started 1965, designed by H A Simons Ltd and Brown and Root as general contractor. Transportation relies on SP, US 90, and barge traffic. Wood needs of 5.5K cords daily will be supplied by East Texas producers.
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Southland Paper Mills, Inc
Baytown
R. W. Wortham, Jr
Lufkin
Houston
Southland
South
Riséon Gribble
Rice University
H. A. Simons (Int'l) Ltd
Vancouver
Canada
Brown and Root
Southern Pacific
East
Texas
East Texas
Risdon Gribble
Manson Mill