| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HD-79 |
| Corporate Name: | W. C. Willis |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. C. Willis |
| Location: | Ten acres in Hardin County |
| County: | Hardin |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1905 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | Projected: unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | W. C. Willis, residing in Beaumont, requested from the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe to lease ten acres in Hardin County in order to build a sawmill. Internal company memoranda explored the possibility of selling or leasing the land to Willis. Sale or lease was apparently not approved, for no record has been found that documents the existence of such a mill. One of the arguments against the mill was that it provided outlet for timber thieves poaching on Santa Fe land. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |