Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-75 |
Corporate Name: | R. G. Percival |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | R. G. Percival. D. E. Chipps. |
Location: | Cleveland |
County: | Liberty |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1919 |
End Year: | 1919 |
Decades: | 1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1919 |
Town: | Cleveland |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 302 in 1906, 5000 in 1928 |
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: | 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: | Unknown |
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 with an edger, a cutoff saw, a saw mandrel with a three-block carriage, slab and sawdust conveyors, and lumber dollies |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Southern Pacific |
Historicial Development: | D. E. Chipps owned a circular sawmill at Cleveland in 1919. He sold it and other machinery to R. G. Percival. Percival intended to dismantle and move the sawmill to Old Security, in Montgomery County. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |