| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-90 |
| Corporate Name: | Vaught Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Vaught Lumber Company |
| Location: | Mt. Enterprise |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1960 |
| End Year: | 1970 |
| Decades: | 1960-1969,1970-1979 |
| Period of Operation: | 1960s and 1970s |
| Town: | Mt. Enterprise |
| 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: | G. M. twin-6 cylinder Diesel engines
| 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: 1966 |
| Capacity Comments: | 10,000 feet daily; produced 2,500,000 board feet in 1960; 25,000 feet daily in 1966 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Circular, planer, edger |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Vaught Lumber Company was based in Mount Enterprise during the 1960s and 1970s. Logging was done five tractors and five trucks. Southern Lumberman advertised the sawmill for sale in 1963 “as a complete milling facility” with Yates A-20 electric planer and lots of timber and later advertised that the company was a twin 6 GM diesel engine, a hydraulic feed, and an edger. |
| Research Date: | JKG 11-8-93, MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |