| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-60 |
| Corporate Name: | Whiteman-Decker Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Whiteman-Decker Lumber Company. Saner-Whiteman Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Mt. Enterprise |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 17 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1920 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1920 |
| Town: | Mt. Enterprise |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Wholesale and dressed 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: | |
| 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: | Planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Caro Northern Railroad, the company steam logging tram road |
| Historicial Development: | The major mill of the Whiteman-Decker Lumber Company was located at Caro, about seventeen miles south of Mt. Enterprise, in Nacogdoches County. The Caro Northern, the company steam logging tram road, connected the two communities. A company commissary and a lumber yard were situated at Mt. Enterprise, according to Nacogdoches County records. An article in the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review in 1907 mentioned the Caro Northern connecting Caro with Mt. Enterprise as well as a company planing mill. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |