Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

HO-123

Corporate Name:

Richard Arnold

Local Name:

Owner Name:

Richard Arnold. A. M. Langston.

Location:

Probably near Lovelady

County:

Houston

Years in Operation:

1 year

Start Year:

1899

End Year:

1899

Decades:

1890-1899

Period of Operation:

1899

Town:

Probably near Lovelady

Company Town:

Peak Town Size:

300 in 1880. 416 in 1890.

Mill Pond:

Type of Mill:

Lumber

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:

Capacity Comments:

Unknown

Produced:

Rough Lumber	Planed Lumber	Crossties	Timbers
Lathe	Ceiling	Unknown	Beading
Flooring	Paper	Plywood	Particle Board
Treated	Other

Equipment:

Sawmill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

International and Great Northern at Lovelady

Historicial Development:

A. M. Langston, according to Houston County records, sold a sawmill plant to Richard Arnold in 1899 for $1,400. Property at the plant included a steam boiler, a steam engine, a saw box bought earlier from J. S. Langston, a Fisher & Davis Carriage, a circular saw bought earlier from H. L. Brannen, a log wagon bought earlier from the firm of Langston and Dunnam, two yokes of oxen, and a sawdust conveyor. J. S. Langston and [A. J.] Dunnam were sawmilling at Lovelady in 1884, according to a railroad directory, and apparently formed a partnership later.

Research Date:

MCJ 02-21-96

Prepared By:

M Johnson