Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	PK-108
Corporate Name:	Sabine Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Sales agent for the Texas Long Leaf Lumber Company, formerly Thompson-Tucker.
Location:	Trinity, Oakhurst, and New Willard; also Sour Lake and Honey Island.
County:	Polk
Years in Operation:	42 years
Start Year:	1912
End Year:	1953
Decades:	-
Period of Operation:	1912 to 1953
Town:	See Comments*
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	N/A
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Sales agents for sawmill plant products. Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	N/A Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Possibly a circular sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	Ownership was J. W. Ferguson, president; J. D. Ferguson, vice president and secretary; J. W. Reynolds, 2nd vice president; J. P. Towery, treasurer; and W. J. Yardley, sales manager. The Sabine Lumber Company served as sales agents for the Texas Long Leaf Lumber Company, Trinity. Mills served by Sabine Lumber Company included the Texas Long Leaf mills at Trinity, Oakhurst, and New Willard, and the King Creek mill at New Willard. Sabine Lumber Company was also associated in some capacity with mills at Sour Lake and Honey Island. This is the same Sabine Lumber Company that appeared on a list of creditors of the Clay Lumber Company in 1931. E. L. Kurth and company would later buy out the Sabine Lumber and Texas Long Leaf Lumber companies.
Research Date:	JKG 12-21-93, MCJ 02-27-96
Prepared By:	J. Gerland, M. Johnson