| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-74 |
| Corporate Name: | F. L. Howard |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | F. L. Howard. E. L. Thomas and Mrs. J. W. Thomason |
| Location: | Four miles east of Conroe |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 13 years |
| Start Year: | 1945 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1945 to 1957 |
| Town: | 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: | 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: | |
| 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | E. L. Thomason and Mrs. J. W. Thomason, a widow, sold their sawmill for $650 to F. L. Howard in September, 1945. It was located four miles east of Conroe. This may have evolved into the Howard Lumber Company listed at Conroe in Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas, published in 1957. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |