| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-51 |
| Corporate Name: | McCorquodale Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | McCorquodale Lumber Company. D. A. McCorquodale. |
| Location: | One mile west of Newton on Highway 190 at Box 356-B |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 23 years |
| Start Year: | 1945 |
| End Year: | 1967 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | 1945 to 1967 |
| Town: | Newton |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 929 in 1950 |
| 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: | 1967: two 110 HP Continental gasoline engines
| 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: | 1945 to 1955: 33,000 weekly. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1945: Corley sawmill. 1967: 54-inch circular saw and edger. A planer until 1965. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Texas Forest News reported in 1967 that the McCorquodale sawmill opened in 1945. Utilizing a small Corley sawmill, the facility produced 33,000 feet weekly. In 1947, a dry kiln was purchased and was used to dry about ninety percent of its lumber. Falling prices on local timber forced McCorquodale into salvage operations in the Sabine River, which realized almost five million board feet of lumber, some of the sinkers being logs that had sunk before the turn of the century. The planer was sold in 1965. In 1967, two gasoline engines ran a 54-inch circular saw and an edger.
By 1967, operations were seasonal, full-time running occupying about six months of the year, involving nine full-time workers. The remainder of the year McCorquodale and one other man maintained the facility. The owner planned on moving his sawmill to another location in the near future.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |