Alpha-Numeric Key: | HD-23 |
Corporate Name: | H. L. Graham and Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | H. L. Graham and Company |
Location: | Saratoga, ten miles south of Bragg |
County: | Hardin |
Years in Operation: | 3 years |
Start Year: | 1905 |
End Year: | 1907 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1907 |
Town: | Saratoga |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Derrick timbers
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: | 30000: 1906 |
Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet 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: | Mill located on an extension of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
Historicial Development: | H. L. Graham Company operated a sawmill for a few years at Saratoga, supporting the oil industry, according to the Beaumont Journal in 1905, by manufacturing derrick timbers. Some of its logging was done on the Guffey Company property. This mill was producing 30,000 feet daily in 1906. It was also listed in the 1907 edition of the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. |
Research Date: | JKG 10-13-93, MCJ 03-13-96 |
Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |