| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-125 |
| Corporate Name: | Thornton Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Thornton Lumber Company. J. N. Thornton. Ogletree Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Livingston |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 18 years |
| Start Year: | 1940 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | At least 1940 to 1957 |
| Town: | Livingston |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 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: | From steam to diesel in 1947
| 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, planing mill, and dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Thornton earlier operated a mill at Hillister. He bought an Ogletree Lumber Company sawmill at Livingston in 1944, which the Ogletrees had had since 1940. He converted from it steam to diesel in 1947. A fire devastated the sawmill unit on June 24, 1949, but the planing mill and dry kilns were saved. Until the mill was rebuilt, fifty employees, with a monthly payroll of $10,000 to $15,000, were out of work.
The mill appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-27-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |