Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-254 |
Corporate Name: | Vendor Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Vendor Lumber Company: J. Fred Miller and Edward Smith |
Location: | Willis |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 3 years |
Start Year: | 1966 |
End Year: | 1968 |
Decades: | 1960-1969 |
Period of Operation: | 1966 to 1968 |
Town: | Willis |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | All electric
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: | 50000: 1967 |
Capacity Comments: | 50,000 board feet daily in 1967 |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Scragg sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | This small operation employed less than twenty-five workers yet had a daily cutting-capacity of 50,000 board feet. A letter from E. G. Prud'homme in 1968 that Vendor Lumber Company had successfully petitioned for variance from the Texas Air Control Board; it was having troubles with emissions from outdoor burning of waste. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-21-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |