| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-143 |
| Corporate Name: | W. B. Kizer |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. B. Kizer with J. M. “Mack” Kizer, J. B. “Buff” Kizer, and A. J. “Judd” Kizer. |
| Location: | Springdale, two miles north of Queen City |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1884 |
| Town: | Springdale |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood and pine rough and dressed lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 30-horsepower steam engine
| 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: | 20000: 1880 |
| Capacity Comments: | 3,000,000 board feet produced during the reporting period of the Census, an estimated daily capacity of 15,000 to 20,000 feet of lumber |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Two circulars and a gang saw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | W. B. Kizer's Cass County sawmill operated for twelve months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. The work crew fluctuated from nine to fifteen men, who were paid $2.00 to $3.50 daily for ten-hour shifts. Kizer paid out $6,000 total in wages during the reporting period. Kizer contracted for logging, and he shipped his milled product by railroad. In the reporting period, he produced three million board feet, valued at $27,000 from $15,000 worth of sawlogs and supplies.
J. B. Kizer was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at Springdale in 1884. This is probably the same mill as reported in the Census of 1880. J. B. “Buck” Kizer was a brother of W. B. Kizer, and later was a partner with him and brothers Mack and Buff Kizer in the Kizer Lumber Company sawmill at Texarkana. |
| Research Date: | JKG 9-20-93, MCJ 04-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |