Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: NE-2
Corporate Name: Roy Williams Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name: Roy Williams Lumber Company
Location: Newton: highway 87 and Old Newton Hemphill Road
County: Newton
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1940
End Year: 1940
Decades: 1940-1949
Period of Operation: 1940s
Town: Newton
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
Power Source: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 30000: 1940
Capacity Comments: 30,000 feet daily
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Possibly a circular sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: According to the Handbook of Texas, the Roy Williams Lumber Company operated a sawmill in at Newton during the 1940s. The mill had a cutting capacity of 30,000 feet daily. It closed after several years.
Research Date: MCJ 12-08-95
Prepared By: M. Johnson