| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-113 |
| Corporate Name: | Lodwick Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Lodwick Lumber Company of Shreveport. |
| Location: | Dyersdale, eleven miles from Houston |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1915 |
| End Year: | 1915 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1915 until possibly sold to Rex H. Browne
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| Town: | Dyersdale |
| 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: | Probably 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported in 1915 that Lodswick Lumber Company started a new mill at Dyersdale. It may have been sold in 1917 to Rex H. Broome.
Lodwick Lumber Company had operated sawmills at Lodwick in Marion County and Hicksbaugh in Tyler County.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |