| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-224 |
| Corporate Name: | Sam Miles Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Sam Miles Lumber Company |
| Location: | Box 752, Conroe |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 30 years |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 to 1957 |
| Town: | Conroe |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 7,298 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and dressed lumber and timber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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 and planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Sam Miles Lumber Company appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. The sawmill produced pine lumber. According to the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958, Miles had been operating since 1928 and was producing rough and dressed lumber and timber with less than twenty-five employees. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-21-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |