| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-36 |
| Corporate Name: | East Texas Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | East Texas Lumber Company |
| Location: | Mills at Beckville, Poerville, Joaquin; offices in Longview |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1900 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900s |
| Town: | Joaquin |
| 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: | 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: | At Simms: St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | The East Texas Lumber Company appeared in the January 1905 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. The only mill at Poerville in 1907 was the Iowa Lumber Company operation.
The East Texas Lumber Company of Longview was a creditor of Langford Lumber Company, an Angelina County Lumber Company concern. It first appeared in a credit listing in 1905 with a mill at Poerville in Bowie County. The Poerville mill was not listed in the 1907 edition under East Texas Lumber but rather under the Iowa Lumber Company. The Beckville mill appears in the 1907 edition.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |