Great Southern Lumber Company

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In 1906, the Great Southern Lumber Company was founded in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana by Frank Henry Goodyear and Charles Waterhouse Goodyear, and others investors mostly from Buffalo, New York area.

Colonel William Henry Sullivan, the "Father of Bogalusa," was the sawmill manager and the town manager. Colonel Sullivan's goal was to create a city that lasted, so reforestation was introduced into the area.

"Perpetual Timber Supply Through Reforestation as Basis For Industrial Permanency" By Courtenay De Kalb in The Timberman (July, 1921, 8 pages)

The Great Southern Lumber Company (1906-1938) was sold in 1938. The current owner is the Temple-Inland Corporation which is the largest employer in the Washington Parish, Louisiana.