Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-245 |
Corporate Name: | Texas Seaboard Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Texas Seaboard Lumber Company. H. H. Hall and S W Reid. |
Location: | Midline Switch, Splendora Post Office |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 5 years |
Start Year: | 1901 |
End Year: | 1905 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1901 to 1905 |
Town: | Midline Switch |
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: | 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 |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas |
Historicial Development: | The American Lumberman reported in December 1900 that S. W. Reid and H. H. Hall would build a plant at Midline for Texas Seaboard Lumber Company. Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association for 1905 lists this sawmill as a manufacturer of lumber. Midline is not listed in the 1907 LCA reference. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-09-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |