| Alpha-Numeric Key: | BO-56 |
| Corporate Name: | King Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | King Lumber Company. Tom Sanders. |
| Location: | New Boston |
| County: | Bowie |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1908 |
| End Year: | 1915 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1908 to 1915 |
| Town: | New Boston |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Yellow pine lumber
 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: | 10000: 1915 |
| Capacity Comments: | 10,000 feet daily in 1915 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | The King Lumber consisted of George H. Burrows, J. H. King, and Jessie Jones, according to Bowie County records. In 1908, it contracted E. V. Burn to provide it with sawtimber to be paid at $1.50 per log scale foot for two and a half years. In October, it purchased the Tom Sanders sawmill, and indicated to the Southern Lumberman that it would erect a planing mill to handle the produce of two sawmills. The Directory of American Sawmills reported in 1915 that it was cutting 10,000 feet daily of yellow pine lumber. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-11-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |