Yes, I did mean creosote, I should have re-read my post before posting. The
Ayer and Lord Tie Company had facilities in Illinois, Mississippi,
Arkansas, and Kentucky that I know of.
Cally Lence
American Resources Group
At 09:21 AM 6/15/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>You probably meant creosote, a bush that grows profusely in the southwest.
>Maybe that will help you find the production plants you are seeking.
>
>Pam Asbury-Smith
>SRI Tucson
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "American Resources Group, Cally" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 6:36 AM
>Subject: Wood-Treating/Railroad Tie Plant
>
>
> > Hello,
> > Has anyone done any work on wood-treating plants, which used kerasote to
> > tread railroad ties, telephone poles, etc? Apparently there were few (less
> > than 150?) of these plants in the United States. We are conducting
>archival
> > research on the former Koppers Plant (Ayer and Lord Tie Co., between 1902
> > and 1930s) in Carbondale, Illinois, which was the largest railroad-tie
> > plant in the country for some time. If anyone knows of any relevant
> > literature on the subject, please let me know. Thanks.
> >
> > Cally Lence
> > American Resources Group
> > Carbondale, Illinois
> >
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