| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-117 |
| Corporate Name: | Santa Fe Tie & Lumber Preserving Company |
| Local Name: | Lyric Mill |
| Owner Name: | Santa Fe Tie & Lumber Preserving Company |
| Location: | Lyric, about twelve miles from Butlersburg. |
| County: | Liberty |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1918 |
| End Year: | 1918 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1918 |
| Town: | Lyric, near Butlersburg |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood lumber for railroad timbers and ties
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Portable hardwood sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Santa Fe. |
| Historicial Development: | A letter in 1918 from D. E. Hodges to J. W. Terry reveals that Kirby Lumber Company had a subsidiary company named the Santa Fe Tie & Lumber Preserving Company. Kirby Lumber Company on behalf of Santa Fe Tie & Lumber Preserving Company had bought a portable mill known as the “Portable Mill Lyric District” and the Conroe, Byspot, & Northern tram road, the latter belonging to J. O. H. Bennette. The mill was operating in what was called the “‘Chapman Timber.'” Hodges discussed the possibility of erecting a second portable sawmill to operate in the Bennette district.
The intent of the companies was to provide railroad materials to the Santa Fe. According to the letter, Santa Fe was financially involved in the matter but wished to remain anonymous, thus the Kirby Lumber Company was handling the funds.
How long the Lyric mill, or whether a second mill was built, remains uncertain. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-21-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |