Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: HD-2
Corporate Name: A. H. McClurg Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name: A. H. McClurg Lumber Company; A. H. McClurg, David McClurg, and J. E. Chance.
Location: Lumberton
County: Hardin
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1909
End Year: 1909
Decades: 1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1909
Town: Lumberton
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
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
Historicial Development: Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported in January, 1909 that A. H. McClurg, David McClurg, and J. E. Chance had organized the A. H. McClurg Lumber Company at Lumberton with a capital stock of $10,000. The company intended to “be a saw milling and wholesale company.” The Handbook of Texas notes that Lumberton was a switch and flag stop on the Santa Fe route and had been constructed “to bring lumber from the sawmill at Hook's Switch,” which would have been the rail outlet for Hooks Lumber Company milling facility.
Research Date: MCJ 03-13-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson