| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-22 |
| Corporate Name: | Driskell Brothers Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Driskell Brothers Lumber Company |
| Location: | Fuqua, about 23 miles west of Kountze, near Menard Creek |
| County: | Liberty |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 |
| Town: | Fuqua (Menard) |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 450 in 1902; 800, 1905; 700 in 1928 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Longleaf and shortleaf yellow pine
 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: 1928 |
| 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: | Circular sawmill and planing mill, edgers, trimmers, dry kilns. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Santa Fe (Montgomery Branch). |
| Historicial Development: | Driskell Brothers Lumber Company were listed in Southern Lumberman with a sawmill at Fuqua in 1928. Equipment included a circular sawmill and planing mill, edgers, trimmers, and dry kilns. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |