Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: LI-108
Corporate Name: W. L. Mainer & Company
Local Name:
Owner Name: W. L. Mainer & James Kane, partners
Location: Rayborn, twelve miles east of Cleveland
County: Liberty
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1904
End Year: 1904
Decades: 1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1904
Town: Rayborn
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
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 20000: 1904
Capacity Comments: 20,000 feet daily
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Santa Fe
Historicial Development: Mainer and Kane ran a number of mills in Liberty County in the first decade of the new century. The Rayborn mill was listed in a Santa Fe circular. The owner was misspelled as “Mamer” in the Reference Book listing of 1905 by the LCA.
Research Date: MCJ 03-14-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson