| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-14 |
| Corporate Name: | Burton McDonald Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Burton McDonald. E. E. McDonald Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Kirbyville at Kaysee and Martin at tracks |
| County: | Jasper |
| Years in Operation: | 22 years |
| Start Year: | 1945 |
| End Year: | 1966 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | 1945 to 1966 |
| Town: | Kirbyville |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | In 1947, rough lumber. In 1966, rough and dressed lumber, crossties, and other manufactured products.
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably gasoline or diesel
| 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: | 25000: 1947 |
| Capacity Comments: | In 1947, 25,000 feet daily with two mills |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Two portable sawmills in 1947 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Ernest Elijah McDonald (see various entries in data base) had been sawmilling since 1908. He operated mills at Rebecca, in San Augustine County, in 1908; at Bleakwood in Newton County from about 1928 to 1942; and at New Caney in Montgomery County from 1943 to 1945. The E. E. McDonald Lumber Company relocated to Kirbyville, in Jasper County, in 1945. McDonald and his sons Burton, Melvin, and H. L. operated two portable sawmills, one of 10,000 feet capacity and the other of 15,000 feet. In 1947, the firm had a commissary (in which the public could also shop), and did its own logging with twelve trucks, five teams, and two tractors. The weekly payroll of $4,000 took care of fifty to seventy-five workers.
By 1966, Burton McDonald owned the company, employing less than fifty men
This was the E. E. McDonald Lumber Company at Kirbyville noted in The Jackson Journal article of November 14, 1947. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 12-07-95 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |