Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-231 |
Corporate Name: | Square Deal Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Square Deal Lumber Company. R. L. Tolliver |
Location: | Splendora |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1945 |
End Year: | 1945 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1945 |
Town: | Splendora |
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: | Studebaker gasoline power plant
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: | Bell sawmill with 44-inch inserted tooth circular saw |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas |
Historicial Development: | R. L. Tolliver, according to county records, sold a Bell sawmill at Splendora to the Square Deal Lumber Company on May 28, 1945. This may have been a crosstie mill. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-21-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |