| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JE-27 |
| Corporate Name: | West Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | West Lumber Company. Reese-Corriher Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Connell, six miles east of Beaumont |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1920 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1920 to 1928 |
| Town: | Connell |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | Unknown |
| 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: | Southern Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported that the J. M. West Lumber Company bought the Reese-Corriher Lumber Company in 1920. The sawmill was located six miles east of Beaumont adjacent to the Southern Pacific tracks. The sale included stumpage of fifty million feet of long leaf and short leaf pine. South Texas Lumber Company, a J. M. West operation, would market the cut. The J. M. West mills at Milvid, Onalaska, and Connell were cut out by 1928. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |