| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-61 |
| Corporate Name: | R. A. Martin |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | R. A. Martin. Mullinax and Martin. |
| Location: | Office at Winnsboro, mill several miles south |
| County: | Wood |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1934 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1934 |
| Town: | South of Winnsboro |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 5,000 in 1928; 1905 in 1934 |
| 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: | 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Missouri, Kansas & Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The R. A. Martin Lumber Company probably began in the late 1920s as the Mullinax & Martin sawmill firm located a few miles south of Winnsboro. It had a steam-powered mill. "This Everlasting Sand Bed": Cultural Resources Investigations at the Texas Big Sandy Project, Wood and Upshur Counties, Texas, records that it lasted until the 1930s. The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934, notes that the R. A. Martin Lumber Company was sawmilling at Winnsboro. No earlier record of the R. A. Martin Company has yet been discovered. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |