| Alpha-Numeric Key: | OR-16 |
| Corporate Name: | J. T. Hart Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. T. Hart Lumber Company with John T. Hart |
| Location: | Platillos Bluff on the Neches River |
| County: | Orange |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1900 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 |
| Town: | Platillos Bluff on the Neches River |
| 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | A contract entered into July 23, 1900, between J. T. Hart Lumber Company and R. L. Brady (of Hardin County) indicates that Hart was a sawmill firm contracting Brady to provide timber at Platillos Bluff on the Neches River. Either Hart had a mill at that site to saw the timber or he made arrangements to have it floated to the mill further down the Neches. The American Lumberman noted that month that the J. T. Hart Lumber Company of Orange County was completing its mill and soon to be in operation.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 04-15-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |