| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-32 |
| Corporate Name: | Bean Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Bean Lumber Company |
| Location: | Kirbyville |
| County: | Jasper |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1922 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1922 to 1928 |
| Town: | Kirbyville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1,400 in 1905; 2,200 in 1906; 3000 in 1928 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished oak and pine timber; crossties, timbers
 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: | 15000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 15,000 feet of lumber daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1928: Circular sawmill, planing mill, edgers, dry kilns. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Coast & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | Kirby Lumber Company records noted that the Bean Lumber Company owned “a little sawmill at Kirbyville” during the 1920s. It is possible that Kirby had a crosstie contract with this mill in 1922 to 1923. The Bean Lumber Company sawmill was still operating at Kirbyville in 1928. Bean Lumber Company was probably the company that replaced contract cutting for Kirby's tram road needs, when R. G. Brown Hardwood Company picked up in 1923 at Voth and fled the obligation of its contract. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-07-96, JKG 2-23-94 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson, J Gerland |