Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	PK-106
Corporate Name:	Russell Mill
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Russell Mill. Continental Lumber Company . Lynch Davidson, president; J. M. West, vice-president. West Lumber Company.
Location:	Stanley, just north of Livingston, on the Houston East & West Texas.
County:	Polk
Years in Operation:	3 years
Start Year:	1903
End Year:	1905
Decades:	1900-1909
Period of Operation:	1903 to 1905
Town:	Stanley
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:	Unknown 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
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Houston East and West Texas
Historicial Development:	Lynch Davidson, after five years as secretary and sales manager of the Emporia Lumber Company, joined with J. M. West in forming the Continental Lumber Company and the West Lumber Company in January 1903. The initial mills of these companies were at Westville, Trinity County; and Stanley, Polk County. They had expanded to Houston by 1905. The Continental Lumber Company, according to the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review in April 1904, owned and controlled the output of the mill at Stanley, Texas. This mill at Stanley, a stop on the Houston East and West Texas, just north of Livingston, was probably that of the Russell mill, the only mention being carried by the Beaumont Enterprise, June 11, 1905, announcing that the timber for the mill was nearly all cut and the operation would be moved.
Research Date:	JKG 8-4-93, MCJ 02-27-96
Prepared By:	J. Gerland, M. Johnson