| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-114 |
| Corporate Name: | Long Reach Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Long Reach Lumber Company. J. M. McLaughlin, president; I. D. Thompson, superintendent; and George A. Byers, secretary. |
| Location: | Long Reach, about one-half mile from Harrisburg |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1908 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1908 |
| Town: | Long Reach |
| 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: | 30000: 1908 |
| Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet daily |
| 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 dry kilns planned |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that seven sawmills operated along Buffalo Bayou in 1908. The Long Reach Lumber Company, organized that year, with J. M. McLaughlin, president; I. D. Thompson, superintendent; and George A. Byers, secretary, had offices in the First National Bank Building of Houston. It was a new mill, still being finished, with dry kilns and sheds planned for construction in the future. The circular mill was built to cut 30,000 feet daily. Sawtimber transportation was by water and rail. Lumber transportation would be primarily by water, with the mill equipped with slides for loading ships. Southern Lumberman noted that the capital stock had been authorized at $50,000.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |