| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JE-7 |
| Corporate Name: | Beaumont Lumber & Shingle Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. C. Gray, president; E. C. Wiess, vice-president.; N. N. Crary, secretary; T. S. Reed, treasurer; John N. Gilbert, director. Beaumont Lumber & Shingle Company |
| Location: | Beaumont, on Brake's Bayou, above International Creosoting Company |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Years in Operation: | 16 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1920 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1920 |
| Town: | Beaumont |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Shingles, planed 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 80,000 shingles daily in 1905; 175,000 shingles daily in 1906. 50,000 feet on the planer and 150,000 shingles in 1908. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and shingle mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & New Orleans, Kansas City Southern |
| Historicial Development: | The directors announced in July 1905 the charter for the Beaumont Lumber & Shingle Company had been forwarded to Austin. Capitalized at $30,000, the business was reported to be producing 175,000 shingles daily in 1906 with a workforce of forty men. In 1906, the American Lumberman noted that it was running a logging railroad.
The Southern Lumberman in June 1908 reported that the Beaumont Lumber & Shingle Company was located on Brake's Bayou, with plenty of water transportation and two spur lines. It could produce 150,000 shingles daily with a total of thirty employees. The 50,000-ft planing mill was up to date. Lumber was drawn from two mills in Louisiana under its control and from one at Ruliff.
Other records reveal that the Beaumont Shingle and Lumber Company operated at least one Baldwin (2-6-0) locomotive and twenty flatcars. The company stopped its sawmill operation in 1920 and put up the logging equipment for sale in January that year. The twenty flatcars had each a 60,000-pound capacity. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |