| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-210 |
| Corporate Name: | Old River Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Old River Lumber Company of Appleby with LeRoy K. Morris and L. K. Morris |
| Location: | Appleby [see entry at Cairo, Nacogdoches County] |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1913 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 to 1913 |
| Town: | Appleby |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 200 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 |
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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: | Houston East & West Texas Railroad |
| Historicial Development: | The Old River Lumber Company was listed as a manufacturer of lumber at Appleby in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907. L. A. L. Allison, vice-president with Old River Lumber Company, leased sawmill machinery and land near Appleby from T. M. Nixon in 1907. Nacogdoches County bills of sales registers record that the of Appleby had a sawmill located at Cairo [Caro] in 1913, indicating that the mill had been moved some miles to the northwest since 1907.
Nacogdoches County bills of sales record that the Old River Lumber Company sold its property to LeRoy K. Morris for $1.00 and all the company's indebtedness, except that due the Frontier Lumber Company of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, and except the amount due Brenton and McKay, a co-partnership located at La Porte, Texas.
The sale included the mules and livestock located at Appleby or elsewhere; all logging wagons and attachments thereto; and the sawmill machinery located at Cairo, Texas.
L. K. Morris is president of Old River Lumber Company, and Leroy Kay Morris was the secretary of the company. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |