| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-9 |
| Corporate Name: | Riddle & Needham |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Riddle & Needham |
| Location: | Laneville, on J. F. Watts property, Highway 225 and Highway 1798 |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | - 190-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 |
| Town: | Laneville, southwest of Henderson |
| 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 |
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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: | 25000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet daily in 1906 |
| 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: | Spur of International & Great Northern at Henderson |
| Historicial Development: | The Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported in September 1906, that the Riddle & Needham sawmill plant was producing 25,000 feet daily in 1906 at Laneville in Rusk County. The report confirms the assertion by the The Heritage of Rusk County, Texas, that Jim Riddle of Laneville had a large and prosperous sawmill on the J. F. Watts property. A J. D. W. Riddle was buying land in Laneville as early as 1901, and the firm of Riddle & Irby was buying timber around Laneville in 1907. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |