| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GG-14 |
| Corporate Name: | G. T. Merrill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. S. Robinson. G. T. Merrill. |
| Location: | Planing mill located just west of Crutcher & Harrison on tracks of Texas & Pacific in Longview |
| County: | Gregg |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1884 |
| End Year: | 1885 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1884 to 1885 |
| Town: | Longview |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 2,300 in 1882 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Finished lumber and shingles
 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: | |
| 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: | Planing mill and shingle mill with two planers, resaw, picket header, swing saw, and whip saw. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | The W. S. Robinson saw-, planing, and shingle mills were listed in a railroad directory in 1884 at Longview. Robinson had two mills, according to Harrison County records. This mill seemed to a planing mill only. On October 2, Robinson sold this mill to G. T. Merrill. Property included the planing mill equipment (Keystone surfacer and matcher, two resaws, a boiler, and an engine), located on the tracks of the Texas & Pacific. Merrill also bought Robinson's sawmill site eleven miles from Longview, in Gregg County (see entry).
A map of 1885 shows the planing mill to be located just west of that of Crutcher & Harrison on the the tracks of the Texas & Pacific, about a mile east of Longview. Steam-powered equipment included two planers, resaw, picket header, swing saw, and whip saw. |
| Research Date: | JKG 9-23-93, MCJ 04-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |