| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GG-88 |
| Corporate Name: | Smith Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Smith Lumber Company, Tol T Smith. |
| Location: | Kilgore |
| County: | Gregg |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1935 |
| End Year: | 1939 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1935 to 1939 |
| Town: | Kilgore |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | 3,000 in 1928; 1250 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Manufactured lumber and retail 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: | Planing mill and retail lumber yard |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | Smith Lumber Company (Tol T. Smith) was a creditor of Langford Lumber Company, an Angelina County Lumber Company concern. Tol T. Smith's planing mill was moved from Center to Kilgore “under the name of Smith Lumber Company at the time of the oil boom,” according to the History of Shelby County, Texas. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |