Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: HD-23
Corporate Name: H. L. Graham and Company
Local Name:
Owner Name: H. L. Graham and Company
Location: Saratoga, ten miles south of Bragg
County: Hardin
Years in Operation: 3 years
Start Year: 1905
End Year: 1907
Decades: 1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1905 to 1907
Town: Saratoga
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Derrick timbers
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 30000: 1906
Capacity Comments: 30,000 feet daily
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Mill located on an extension of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Historicial Development: H. L. Graham Company operated a sawmill for a few years at Saratoga, supporting the oil industry, according to the Beaumont Journal in 1905, by manufacturing derrick timbers. Some of its logging was done on the Guffey Company property. This mill was producing 30,000 feet daily in 1906. It was also listed in the 1907 edition of the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association.
Research Date: JKG 10-13-93, MCJ 03-13-96
Prepared By: J Gerland, M Johnson