Alpha-Numeric Key: | RR-41 |
Corporate Name: | Hocker Brothers |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Hocker Brothers. Clarksville Lumber Company. J. B. Lassiter, A. Hocker, and R. G. Scott. |
Location: | Clarksville |
County: | Red River |
Years in Operation: | 7 years |
Start Year: | 1901 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1901 to 1907 |
Town: | Clarksville |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 2069 in 1905; 5000 in 1928 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pine and oak 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: | Texas & Pacific |
Historicial Development: | Clarksville Lumber Company, with A. Hocker, J. B. Lassiter, and R. G. Scott, was founded in 1901 with $12,500 in capital valuation. Hocker Brothers appeared in the January 1905 and 1907 editions of Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association as manufacturers of pine and oak lumber, apparently at Clarksville. |
Research Date: | JKG 10-15-93, MCJ 04-09-96 |
Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |