Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: MO-187
Corporate Name: O'Toole & Wright
Local Name:
Owner Name: O'Toole & Wright
Location: Willis
County: Montgomery
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1928
End Year: 1928
Decades: 1920-1929
Period of Operation: 1928
Town: Willis
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: 832 in 190, 2500 in 1928
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Hardwoods and shortleaf yellow pine
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 15000: 1928
Capacity Comments: 15,000 feet daily
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Circular sawmill, planing mill, edgers, trimmers, steam dry kilns
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: International & Great Northern
Historicial Development: The firm of O'Toole & Wright were listed at Willis in the 1928 edition of the Southern Lumberman's Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mill. They ran a lumber manufacturing operation, with a circular sawmill, a planing mill, edgers, trimmers, and steam dry kilns.
Research Date: MCJ 03-20-96
Prepared By: M Johnson