| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-9 |
| Corporate Name: | Cude and Dyer |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Edgar G. Cude and E. L. Dyer |
| Location: | About four miles from railroad near Buff Lake |
| County: | Grimes |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1914 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to about 1914 |
| Town: | Near Buff Lake |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably 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: | 12000: 1904 10000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 12,000 feet daily in 1904 and 10,000 feet in 1906 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | This mill was an E. L. Dyer and Cude sawmill. The Santa Fe System Circular No. 2090 of 1904 noted the mill, and the “Lumber Mills of Texas” article in the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review, of September 1906, reported the mill was cutting 10,000 feet daily.
E. L. Dyer operated a series of mills in Grimes County. His normal pattern of settlement included a company town for the workers and a commissary.
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| Research Date: | JKG 8-20-93, MCJ 03-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |