| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-33 |
| Corporate Name: | A. J. Oliver Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | A. J. Oliver Lumber Company. E. A. Blount. |
| Location: | Diboll, one-quarter of a mile north of Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1906 |
| Town: | One mile north of Diboll |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood 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: | Band sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas
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| Historicial Development: | The A. J. Oliver Lumber Company in 1905, according to the Mechanic Lien Records of Angelina County, was situated about one-quarter of a mile north of the Southern Pine Lumber Company's “saw & planing mill, near the HEWT.” Southern Pine leased the land on July 3, 1905, to Oliver Lumber, located on the J. A. Prado Grant.
The two-story building was 120 feet long by 60 feet wide. Henderson Brick & Construction Company set four boilers and two engines in brick for Oliver Lumber Company. The engines were set beneath the sawmill building itself, and a fire wall separated the mill shed from the boilers and machinery foundation beneath the building.
The hardwood mill of the A. J. Oliver Lumber Company was in receivership when John Durst of Tyler, as trustee, sold the mill to E. A. Blount of Nacogdoches, who intended to move the mill near Appleby. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-09-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |