| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-135 |
| Corporate Name: | West Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | West Lumber Company. Philip A. Ryan Lumber Company of Memphis, TN (Philip A. Ryan, Margaret Ryan, Mary J. Ryan, Jas E. Ryan, W.B. Robinson) |
| Location: | Onalaska: Highway 190 and FM 3186 |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 17 years |
| Start Year: | 1912 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1912 to 1928 |
| Town: | Onalaska |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood mill; white and red oak
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 50,000 feet daily in 1915 |
| 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: | Missouri, Kansas and Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The Philip A. Ryan Lumber Company was a Tennessee corporation which applied to Austin in December 1912 for a permit to run saw and planing mills at Onalaska, Texas. The Philip A. Ryan mill at Onalaska appeared in a 1915 directory of sawmills as a hardwood mill having a daily cutting capacity of 50,000 feet. White and red oaks were the mill's specialties. He sold his mill to the J. M. West Lumber Company, at Onalaska, in 1915, according to The Gulf Coast Lumberman. Jim West incorporated the hardwood mill into his larger sawmill plant at Onalaska. The company cut out by 1929. |
| Research Date: | JKG 10-15-93, MCJ 02-27-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |