| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-8 |
| Corporate Name: | A S Hall Planing Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | A S Hall Planing Mill |
| Location: | Montgomery |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1896 |
| End Year: | 1904 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1896 to 1904 |
| Town: | Montgomery |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 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: 1900 |
| Capacity Comments: | 50,000 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: | Planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None until the Gulf, Coast, & Santa Fe reached Montgomery from Navasota in 1884. |
| Historicial Development: | A. S. Hall ran a major planing mill at Montgomery about 1900. The (Galveston) Daily News reported in October 1896 that this “mill is running regularly and receives the cut of half a dozen mills.” A. Asplet, formerly with J. A. Bentley & Co, was managing the mill in 1896. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |