| Alpha-Numeric Key: | BO-18 |
| Corporate Name: | Charles H. Proetz Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Charles H. Proetz, Sr., Sales Manager |
| Location: | Texarkana |
| County: | Bowie |
| Years in Operation: | 27 years |
| Start Year: | 1940 |
| End Year: | 1966 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | 1940s to 1960s |
| Town: | Texarkana (Nash) |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Railroad ties, timbers, railway and car stock, green dimension
 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: | 25000: 1960 |
| Capacity Comments: | About 25,000 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: | Band, planer, resaw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Charles H. Proetz Lumber Company sawmill suffered a $50,000-loss fire on October 11, 1953. The damage was repaired, and by 1960, the mill produced 4,189,000 board feet of lumber The mill was possibly a portable mill. A Southern Lumberman ad in 1963 noted that the yellow pine and hardwood lumber was produced by bandsaw, planer, and resaw.
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| Research Date: | JKG 12-9-93, MCJ 03-07-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |