| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-155 |
| Corporate Name: | Texas and Louisiana Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J.C. Means, president; J. S. Bonner, vice president; R. W. Wier, secretary; J. F. Helms, treasurer. G. M. Duncan assumed Wier's position after Wier left the firm. |
| Location: | Huntington |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | Mill appeared on 1907 company letterheads |
| Town: | Huntington |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 350 in 1910 |
| 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: | Probably 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: | Unknown |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), and Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) |
| Historicial Development: | The Texas and Louisiana Lumber Company of Houston was organized in 1902. Sole owners were J.C. Means, J.S. Bonner, R.W. Wier, and J.F. Helms. (Wier left the firm in 1905 and was replaced by G.M. Duncan). Little has survived of the business' history, but an article which appeared in the July 1905 issue of Southern Industrial and Lumber Review announced the firm's decision to “go extensively into manufacturing and wholesaling.” Records of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, however, do not list the company as manufacturers, either in 1905 or 1907. Surviving letterheads of the business also give little indication of the company being a manufacturer, but they do reveal that the company at least controlled the output of five Texas mills in 1907. One of these mills was at Huntington. It is possible that this mill was sawing contract lumber for Texas and Louisiana Lumber Company contract mill while maintaining its own identity.
The continued operating nature of the Texas and Louisiana Lumber Company is uncertain; i.e., it is not known if the firm remained manufacturers or not. In any case, the Texas and Louisiana Lumber Company was succeeded by the Kelsay Lumber Company on February 1, 1919. |
| Research Date: | JKG 11-3-93, MCJ 01-17-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |