| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CH-3 |
| Corporate Name: | C. J. Robertson and Roy McDonald |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Charles Robertson and Roy McDonald. |
| Location: | Turtle Bayou, east of Wallisville |
| County: | Chambers |
| Years in Operation: | 19 years |
| Start Year: | 1916 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1916 to 1934 |
| Town: | Turtle Bayou |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| 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 |
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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: | 60000: 1934 |
| Capacity Comments: | 60,000 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | C. J. Robertson and Roy McDonald bought salvageable equipment and material from the C. R. Cummings mill at Wallisville, which had been destroyed in the great storm of 1915. With it, they built a sawmill on Turtle Bayou capable of cutting 60,000 board feet daily in order to harvest thirty million feet of short leaf pine located on the Trinity River. It was listed in the The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934.
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| Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 04-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |