| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-59 |
| Corporate Name: | J. M. Greer & Bro |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. M. Greer & Bro. Walter W. Greer and J. Marshall Greer. |
| Location: | Greer: Highway 59 and FM 393 |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1910 |
| Town: | Greer, a mile north of Goodrich |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 32 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, cotton, cornmeal
 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: | 20000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily in 1906 |
| 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: | Houston East & West Texas at Greer |
| Historicial Development: | J. M. Greer's mill was first listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 as being at Goodrich on the tracks of the Houston East & West Texas. Next listed at Greer in the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review in 1906, this mill was cutting 20,000 feet daily. Greer and Goodrich are about a mile apart on the Houston East & West Texas.. It was listed with the LCA again in 1907. Greer probably sold some of his sawmill equipment to Lynch Brothers in 1910 who had been sawing lumber at Neuville since 1903.
Walter W. Greer and his brother, J. Marshall Greer, were prominent in Goodrich and Polk County commercial matters. According to Ruth Peebles, in 1898, they owned a grist mill, a cotton gin, and a general store in Goodrich.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-27-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |