| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-172 |
| Corporate Name: | McDonald Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | E. E. McDonald, Burton McDonald, R. B. Clouse. West End Lumber Company. |
| Location: | New Caney |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 18 years |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1945 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | West End, ??-1943; McDonald Lumber, from 1943 to 1945 |
| Town: | New Caney |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 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: | 10000: 1943 |
| Capacity Comments: | About 10,000 feet daily |
| 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: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The Lufkin Daily News reported in 1943 that McDonald Lumber Company had bought the West End Lumber Company at New Caney that year. The firm had been operating at New Caney since 1928. Burton McDonald, the elder McDonald's son and eventual successor to his father's company at Kirbyville, was one of the three owners.
Elijah Ernest McDonald, according to The Jacksonville Journal in 1947, began his sawmilling career at Rebecca in 1908. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-27-93, MCJ 03-20-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |