| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-11 |
| Corporate Name: | Louis W. Rulfs |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Louis W. Rulfs |
| Location: | North of Spradley Ferry, intersection of 535 and 538 |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1947 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1947 to 1957 |
| Town: | Nacogdoches: 110 Carolyn street (office) |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and dressed pine lumber
 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: | 25000: 1947 |
| Capacity Comments: | In 1949, 25,000 daily on the sawmill and 35,000 daily on the planing mill |
| 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 planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Southern Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | Louis W. Rulfs owned and operated a sawmill complex just north of Spradley Ferry, on the north bank of the Angelina River in Nacogdoches County. The Jacksonville Journal reported in 1949 that the plant was built in 1947. It consisted of a sawmill and planing mill. Rulfs did his logging on 2,000 plus acres. He employed between thirty-five to fifty men in the woods crew and at the mill. He appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas and in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958. The business address was 110 Carolyn in Nacogdoches. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |