| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-180 |
| Corporate Name: | Morse-Johnson Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Morse-Johnson Lumber Company |
| Location: | Conroe |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 10 years |
| Start Year: | 1919 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1920s |
| Town: | Conroe |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 4000 in 1928; 2547 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Shortleaf yellow pine
| 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: | 40000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 40,000 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: | Circular sawmill, planing mill, edgers, trimmers |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern, and the Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | The Morse-Johnson Lumber Company had a sawmill at or near Conroe from about 1919 to about 1930. J. M. Morse was its president. In 1919, he bought a Danforth locomotive from the Sabine Tram Company of Beaumont for $1,500. The Southern Lumberman's Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mill, 5th edition, reported that “Morse-Johnston” was still operating at Conroe and milling about 40,000 feet daily. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-20-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |