| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-27 |
| Corporate Name: | Cleveland Veneer Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Cleveland Veneer Company, manager J. J. Barrow |
| Location: | Cleveland |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1938 |
| End Year: | 1943 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1938 to at least 1943 |
| Town: | Cleveland |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 302 in 1906, 5000 in 1928; 1422 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood and pine veneer
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably 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: | 1941: 200,000 log scale feet monthly |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Veneer mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | The Lufkin Daily News noted in 1943 that the Cleveland Veneer Company had been operating a veneer mill at Cleveland for five years. It was a subsidiary of Indiana Wire Board Box Company. The Texas Forest News reported in early 1941 that the company, which had been closed since the spring before, had received a military contract for constructing shipping boxes for bombs, bomb sights, and airplane motors, according to E. S. Barnhill, the manager. Forty workers, at a monthly total salary of $4,000, would produce boxes from 200,000 log scale feet of lumber monthly. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-26-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |