Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: PK-32
Corporate Name: E. M. Wood
Local Name:
Owner Name: E. M. Wood
Location: Livingston: Highway 190 and Southern Pacific tracks
County: Polk
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1906
End Year: 1906
Decades: 1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1906
Town: Livingston
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: 1,024 in 1906 at Livingston
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Pine 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: 40000: 1906
Capacity Comments: 40,000 feet daily in 1906
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Houston East & West Texas at Livingston
Historicial Development: The E. M. Wood plant was producing 40,000 feet of lumber daily in 1906 but was not listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907.
Research Date: MCJ 02-26-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson