| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-58 |
| Corporate Name: | Liberty Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Liberty Lumber Company with S. J. Bass, Jr., Manager. Originally, Devers Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Liberty |
| County: | Liberty |
| Years in Operation: | 24 years |
| Start Year: | 1952 |
| End Year: | 1975 |
| Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979 |
| Period of Operation: | 1952 to about 1975 |
| Town: | Liberty |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 4,163 in 1950 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Dimension, flooring, upper grades, siding
 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: | 40000: 1971 32000: 1972 |
| Capacity Comments: | 40,000 feet daily in 1971 and 32,000 feet daily in 1972 |
| 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Liberty Lumber Company began as the Devers Lumber Company in 1952. Devers Lumber Company operated a sawmill at Dime Box in 1957, according to Nelson Samson's directory of East Texas sawmills in 1957. Managed by Sam J. Bass, Jr., it produced building lumber with a work force of less than fifty. The company later changed its name to Liberty Lumber Company. It continued to operate through the 1970s. Liberty Lumber advertised that it manufactured “kiln-dried Texas yellow pine.” Doing its own logging, the company manufactured 7.5 million board feet in 1973 with forty-six employees
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| Research Date: | JKG 12-14-93, MCJ 03-14-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |