| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CH-12 |
| Corporate Name: | Kilgore & Beckwith |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | T. A. Kilgore and William A. Beckwith |
| Location: | Wallisville |
| County: | Chambers |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1897 |
| End Year: | 1899 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1897 to 1899 |
| Town: | Wallisville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | T. A. Kilgore operated a sawmill on Turtle Bayou until 1897, when in that year, he partnered with William A. Beckwith, another Turtle Bayou sawmiller. They moved their equipment to Wallisville to Kilgore's property and reopened for business.
The business remained small through 1900: only forty-four workers in the county were listed as lumberman. With the Stephens Mill, John Cook's mill, and the Kilgore & Beckwith mill competing for mill hands, all of the mills were small by necessity and certainly did not do their own logging. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |