Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-63 |
Corporate Name: | E. D. Smith |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | E. D. Smith. Archie and Eliza Hobbs. A. Z. Real. |
Location: | Eight miles east of Conroe |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1951 |
End Year: | 1951 |
Decades: | 1950-1959 |
Period of Operation: | 1951 |
Town: | East of Conroe |
Company Town: | 2 |
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: | Red Sear Continental motor
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: | Sawmill, moulder, husk box, two circular saws, an edger, belting, sawdust chain, a power saw, a pull carriage with 110 feet of cable, a 2-dog carriage, two mules, two trucks, and a loader. |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | E. D. Smith purchased from Archie and Eliza Hobbs on July 25, 1951, a sawmill, a moulder the Hobbs had bought earlier from A. Z. Real, and other sawmill and logging equipment, all located about eight miles east of Conroe. |
Research Date: | MCJ 7-9-94 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |