| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-40 |
| Corporate Name: | Felker Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Felker Lumber Company with M. L. “Bud” Felker, Jr. H. C. Knowles. |
| Location: | Avinger, southwestern Cass County, northwest of Marshall, Harrison County |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1947 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1947 to 1957 |
| Town: | Avinger |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Worked with hardwood, pine
 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Louisiana & Arkansas |
| Historicial Development: | H. C. Knowles, in 1947, sold his planing mill at Avinger to M. L. “Bud” Felker, Jr. A new sawmill operation was added to the old Knowles sawmill. Nelson T. Samson, in Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas, listed Felker's lumber facility at Avinger in 1957. It is not listed in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |