| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-11 |
| Corporate Name: | J. J. Bland and Fisher |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. J. Bland and Fisher |
| Location: | Bland Lake,FM 1279 and railroad tracks |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1902 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1902 to 1910 |
| Town: | Bland Lake |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Commissary |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, cornmeal, and cotton
 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: 1904 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 bd-ft daily in 1904 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | # 2 sawmill, cotton gin, and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | J. J. Bland was cutting 25,000 feet daily in 1904 at Bland Lake according to a Santa Fe circular. An individual named Fisher must have joined Bland as a partner before 1906, for the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that Bland and Fisher were manufacturing 20,000 feet of lumber at their mill at Bland Lake in 1906. Although not listed in its 1905 edition, Bland and Fisher were listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907. The Bland-Fisher Lumber Company operated a sawmill with a commissary attached at Bland Lake. In 1906 the mortgaged for $1837 a #2 1/2 Hall and Brown 6-inch by 18-inch planer-matcher. They were taxed on commissary wares, product and boilers in 1907 and in 1910 on product, manufacturing tools, and boilers.
Maxie Martin believes the mill was a multi-purpose in that it had a gin and grist operation as well as a lumber milling plant. He also believes it was operating as early as 1902. The mill closed sometime after 1910.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |