{"id":1143,"date":"2013-08-21T06:33:13","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T06:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huntfamilyhistory.com\/wpd\/?page_id=1143"},"modified":"2013-08-21T06:33:13","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T06:33:13","slug":"1964-plans-for-plywood-plant-in-dodson-hlc-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/huntfamilyhistory.com\/wpd\/?page_id=1143","title":{"rendered":"1964, Plans for Plywood Plant in Dodson (HLC-D)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHunt Lumber Company Plans Plywood Plant in Winn Area,\u201d <\/span>Winn Parish Enterprise<\/i>, October 8, 1964, A1.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hunt Lumber Company which has large sawmills two mills: one north of Danville and Zwolle in Sabine parish, this weeks reveled plans to construct a modern pine plywood manufacturing plant in the Winn Parish area that will employ 300 people.<\/p>\n

While a definite location is unknown, Mr A.T. Hunt said that it would be in the vicinity north of Dodson.\u00a0 There will be 300 jobs in addition to the 250 jobs already employed in the Hunt Lumber logging division in Winn Parish.\u00a0 Construction of the new plant will be between $3 million and $4 million, with construction to begin within the next few months.\u00a0 [unreadable] The construction will be financed with private capital.<\/p>\n

THREE IN LOUISIANA<\/b><\/p>\n

The new industry will be one of three new plywood plants announced or already under construction in Louisiana, was cheering news from an economic standpoint in Winn Parish.<\/p>\n

The modern machinery will be installed for the operation and the plant will have a capacity of between 80 and 90 million board feet of plywood a year.\u00a0 The plant, to be of the latest design will produce a sheathing\u00a0 grade plywood used by the building industry.<\/p>\n

Availability of pine logs in abundant quantity was cited by Mr. Hunt as a major reason for locating the new plant in this area.\u00a0 He also said that the good relations between Hunt Lumber Company and the people of Winn was a factor.<\/p>\n

Manufacture of plywood from Southern pine is a recent development in the wood industry, and the South\u2019s huge forests and fast-growing pine have made if the logical place for the plywood plants many of which are expected to be built in the next few years.<\/p>\n

Mr. Hunt whois a former Winn Parish resident and a graduate of Winnfield High School\u00a0 told the Enterprise that he is \u201cglad to be back in Winn Parish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayor Mary W. Allen of Winnfield commenting on the Hunt decision to build in Winn, expressed the community\u2019s appreciation and urged everyone to continue to work to create an environment that will encourage new industry to choose this locality.<\/p>\n

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