| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-104 |
| Corporate Name: | Kaiser & Schmidt |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Kaiser & Schmidt |
| Location: | La Porte |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1901 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1901 |
| Town: | La Porte |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 637 in 1905 |
| 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 with a dry kiln |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Galveston, Houston & Northern |
| Historicial Development: | The American Lumberman announced in October 1900 that the firm of Kaiser & Schmidt was building a sawmill at La Porte. Southern Industrial and Lumber Review noted that a new dry kiln had just been finished at the Kaiser & Schmidt sawmill at La Porte. The sawmill cut extensively for the export trade. Kaiser & Schmidt may have been bought out before 1905 by the La Porte Lumber Company. It was not listed in the 1905 edition of the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |