| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-23 |
| Corporate Name: | Bean Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Bean Lumber Company. Bon Ami Lumber Company. Lee-Irvine Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Leeton (Bon Ami) in east central Jasper County on the Santa Fe tracks |
| County: | Jasper |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1901 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 |
| Town: | Leeton (Bon Ami) |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough 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: | 40000: 1904 |
| Capacity Comments: | 40,000 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | Leeton's sawmilling history is confusing. Webb's Handbook of Texas notes only that D. J. Lee and his Lee-Irvine Sawmill Company, founded in 1901 at Leeton, was sold to Bean Lumber Company in 1902, which continued to mill lumber until 1928.
Bon Ami was named in honor of a southwest Louisiana town of the same name by R.J. Cooper, the postmaster of Leeton, in 1902. Leeton was Bon Ami's original name.
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| Research Date: | MCJ MCJ 01-07-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |