| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-109 |
| Corporate Name: | Queen City Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Queen City Lumber Company. In 1909, Joe Fuqua, President. |
| Location: | Queen City, three miles north of Atlanta |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 22 years |
| Start Year: | 1888 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1888 to at least 1909
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| Town: | Queen City |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished 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: | 50000: 1893 |
| Capacity Comments: | 50,000 feet daily in 1893 |
| 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: | Texas & Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | Queen City Lumber Company, according to John D. Hanes, built a sawmill two miles north of Atlanta in 1888. The company, in 1893, was reported to be cutting 50,000 feet daily at Queen City. During the early years, it operated a joint tram operation with Grigsby Brothers, Scott, and Temple.
By 1909, a document that indicates it might have been in financial trouble also reveals aspects of its operations. On October 11, 1909, the company mortgaged the following assets to the Texarkana National Bank. Equipment included a sawmill, a planing mill, an edger, moulder, resaw, three steam engines, two boilers, circular saws, fifteen buggies, and three sets of tenant housing. Five two- and three-room houses were located each at the planing mill and Mill No. 2. Mill No. 1 had ten two- and three-bedroom tenant houses. Joe Fuqua was listed as the company president of Queen City Lumber Company. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |