Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-16 |
Corporate Name: | C. M. Tomme & Sons |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | C. M. Tomme & Sons |
Location: | Hartburg, on the Kansas City Southern railroad: 87 and 12 |
County: | Newton |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1917 |
End Year: | 1917 |
Decades: | 1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1917 |
Town: | Hartburg |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 400 in 1928 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Hardwood mill
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Probably steam
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: | Kansas City Southern |
Historicial Development: | C. M. Tomme & Sons, sawmillers at Gist, in Jasper County, started a new hardwood mill at Hartburg in Newton County, in 1917. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-23-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |