| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-59 |
| Corporate Name: | G. C. Holston |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | G. C. Holston |
| Location: | Louetta |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1921 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1921 to 1928 |
| Town: | Louetta |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 250 in 1928 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished shortleaf yellow pine
 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: 1921 25000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 35,000 feet daily in 1921, 25,000 feet daily in 1928 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill and planing mill, trimmers, edgers, commissary, dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Trinity & Brazos Valley |
| Historicial Development: | The G. C. Holston Lumber Company of Longview was sawmilling at Louetta in 1921, according to the American Lumberman. The capacity of the mill was 35,000 feet daily. Logging was done with a “truck railroad” that could make six trips a day to the mill from the woods, carrying 3,500 to 4,000 feet of rough lumber per load.
G. C. Holston was still operating a circular sawmill and planing mill at Longview in 1928, according to the Southern Lumberman. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |