| Alpha-Numeric Key: | OR-43 |
| Corporate Name: | Rogers Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Rogers Lumber Company with Jerry Rogers, Mill Manager |
| Location: | Orange |
| County: | Orange |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1975 |
| End Year: | 1975 |
| Decades: | 1970-1979 |
| Period of Operation: | 1970s |
| Town: | Orange |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber products: dimension, rail car stock, railroad ties; Manufactured products: cross arms, fence material, scaffold plank, siding.
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 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: 1975 |
| Capacity Comments: | 50,000 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and bark product plant with a circular sawand chipper and a planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Rogers Lumber Company with Jerry Rogers, Mill Manager, was listed in 1975 at Orange by the Directory of the Forest Products Industry. Working with hardwoods and southern pine, and doing its own logging, the company's daily cutting capacity was 50,000 feet. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-24-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |