Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-11 |
Corporate Name: | Coats & Green |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | N. W. Coats and J. M. Green |
Location: | Mt. Enterprise: one-half mile south of Highway 84 on west side of Highway 259 |
County: | Rusk |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1928 |
End Year: | 1928 |
Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939 |
Period of Operation: | 1928 |
Town: | Mt. Enterprise |
Company Town: | 1 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown. It had a commissary. |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Western red cedar, larch
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: | 20000: 1928 |
Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet in 1928 |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | 1928: Circular sawmill, planing mill, edgers, trimmers, planing mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Caro Northern Railway |
Historicial Development: | The firm of Coats & Green had a sawmill business and company town in Mt. Enterprise.
In 1928, the company was listed a cutting daily 20,000 feet of western red cedar and larch. The plant included company housing, a commissary, the circular sawmill building, and a planing mill. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |