Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-66 |
Corporate Name: | E. M. Oualline and Sons |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | E. M. Oualline and Sons |
Location: | Keenan, west of Conroe and east of Montgomery |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 4 years |
Start Year: | 1904 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1904, probably dismantled by 1906 or 1907 |
Town: | Keenan |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | 172 in 1905 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber, boxes
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: | 50000: 1904 |
Capacity Comments: | Saw mill and planer 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: | Saw mill and planer |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Coast, & Santa Fe |
Historicial Development: | Another mill (E. A. Oualline Sons) may be the same mill listed above. It also was listed in the Circular, and also in the Beaumont Enterprise, October 30, 1904, with a capacity of 50,000 feet. This mill may have been purchased at a sheriff's sale from A. E. Smith of Conroe. |
Research Date: | JKG 8-23-93, MCJ 03-19-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland , M Johnson |