| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HD-19 |
| Corporate Name: | Daniel Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Daniel Lumber Company. Daniel and Wintz Lumber Company. William Fleming Daniel and Awtrey Fleming Daniel. |
| Location: | Two miles west of Kountze |
| County: | Hardin |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1913 |
| End Year: | 1919 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1913 to 1919 |
| Town: | Kountze |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber, specializing in mining and railroad timbers
 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: | 35000: 1915 |
| Capacity Comments: | 35,000 feet daily on the sawmill and 40,000 feet daily on the planer |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill, planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas and New Orleans
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| Historicial Development: | A letter from William Fleming Daniel to F. W. Cook, San Antonio, reveals that Daniel Lumber Company operated and owned a sawmill at Kountze. Dated September 28, 1913, on Daniel Lumber Company letterhead, the letter states the mill had a daily capacity of 35,000 feet at the sawmill and 40,000 feet at the planer, producing rough and dressed lumber, railroad and mining timber. The Daniel Lumber Company at Kountze was the successor to Daniel & Wintz Lumber Company. After the close of World War I, the resulting recession hurt the company. Lufkin Foundry & Machine Company received a judgment and lien against the W. F. Daniel mill in Hardin County, in January, 1919. The Daniel Lumber Company relocated to Angelina County at Chancy Switch, where they were sawmilling by the following July. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |