Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: GG-75
Corporate Name: Perry Bowen Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name: Perry Bowen Lumber Company
Location: Longview on the Kilgore Highway
County: Gregg
Years in Operation: 10 years
Start Year: 1949
End Year: 1958
Decades: 1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation: 1949 to 1958
Town: Longview
Company Town: 0
Peak Town Size: 24,502 in 1950
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Rough and finished pine 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: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill and planing mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The Perry Bowen Lumber Company has been listed in several directories. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 noted that the company began in 1949.
Research Date: MCJ 04-19-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson