Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-14 |
Corporate Name: | W. H. Wall & Son Lumber Co |
Local Name: | Bronson |
Owner Name: | W. H. Wall & Son |
Location: | Bronson, adjacent to railroad tracks |
County: | Sabine |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1906 |
End Year: | 1906 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1906 |
Town: | Bronson |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber
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: | 24000: 1906 |
Capacity Comments: | 24,000 feet of lumber daily |
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: | Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe |
Historicial Development: | In “Lumber Mills of Texas” the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review noted the W. H. Wall and Son Lumber Company at Bronson. It was cutting 20,000 feet daily of lumber. The Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907 did not included it among its three listings for Bronson. |
Research Date: | LT 08-13-93, MCJ MCJ 02-13-96 |
Prepared By: | L Turner, M Johnson |