Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-69 |
Corporate Name: | Orsen L. Haskell |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Orsen L. Haskell. Alonso Frickna, Haskell's partner |
Location: | Normally south of Devers |
County: | Liberty |
Years in Operation: | 7 years |
Start Year: | 1904 |
End Year: | 1910 |
Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1910 |
Town: | Devers |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Originally a hardwood mill, later a shingle mill (1908)
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: | 7000: 1905 |
Capacity Comments: | 7,000 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 shingle mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas and New Orleans |
Historicial Development: | Orsen L. Haskell first operated north of Devers, then south of Liberty, then back at his original site. The mill originally cut 7,000 feet of lumber daily. It was later converted to a shingle mill. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |