Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	PA-157
Corporate Name:	W. W. Waterman Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	W. W. Waterman Lumber Company. D. C. Holmes.
Location:	Unknown
County:	Panola
Years in Operation:	1 year
Start Year:	1926
End Year:	1926
Decades:	1920-1929
Period of Operation:	1926
Town:	Unknown
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
Power Source:	44”x12' Corinth boiler and 10”x12” Ames engine 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, planer
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	D. C. Holmes was sawmilling in Panola County during the 1920s. Holmes had borrowed money from the W. W. Waterman Lumber Company and was unable to pay it back. Waterman Lumber sued and won, forcing Holmes to turn the sawmill and property over to Waterman Lumber. Equipment consisted of a steam-powered circular sawmill with carriage and sawframe, a No. 2 1/2 Mississippi planer, a saw grinder, wedge, lumber dollies, and the various assortments of belting, pulleys, shaftings, etc. It is not certain what Waterman Lumber Company did with the sawmill plant. The company sold its last remaining plant, the one at Waskom, two year later to Frost Lumber Industries of Texas.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-08-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson