Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

MO-35

Corporate Name:

Carson, Morris, and Co.

Local Name:

Owner Name:

Operated by E. W. and Wilson Carroll Lumber Company. Carson, Morris, and Co.

Location:

Five miles east of Willis

County:

Montgomery

Years in Operation:

3 years

Start Year:

1902

End Year:

1904

Decades:

1900-1909

Period of Operation:

1902 to 1904

Town:

east of Willis

Company Town:

Peak Town Size:

832 in 1906

Mill Pond:

Type of Mill:

Lumber

Sawmill	Pine Sawmill	Hardwood Sawmill	Cypress Sawmill
Planer	Planer Only	Shingle	Paper
Plywood	Cotton	Grist	Unknown
Other

Power Source:

Unknown

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

Unknown

Produced:

Rough Lumber	Planed Lumber	Crossties	Timbers
Lathe	Ceiling	Unknown	Beading
Flooring	Paper	Plywood	Particle Board
Treated	Other

Equipment:

Sawmill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

International & Great Northern

Historicial Development:

E. W. and Wilson Carroll sold to Carson, Morris Company of Willis, Texas, all lumber on the yard, about 200,000, at the end of December 1902. Carroll signed a contract with Carson, Morris on April 2, 1904, to sell it entire cut at $7.75 per 1,000 feet. On March 29, 1905, Carson, Morris, and Co sold all of its lumber at the sawmill and planing mill, whether rough or dressed, for $1500 to Frank Sawyer of Interstate Lumber Company.

Research Date:

MCJ 03-19-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson