| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-200 |
| Corporate Name: | R. T. Blair Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | R. T. Blair Lumber Company, also known as the Bobo Lumber Company |
| Location: | Gallagher or Bobo or Meldrum- NE of the HEWT railroad & Highway 2667 |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1900 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 |
| Town: | Gallagher or Bobo or Meldrum |
| 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: | 20000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily in 1900 |
| 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: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The Galveston Daily News reported on January 1, 1900, that the R. T. Blair Lumber Company, also known as the Bobo Lumber Company, was cutting 20,000 feet daily at a sawmill site between Tenaha and Timpson on the HEWT. The site is known as Meldrum but has also been called Bobo and Gallagher at various times. It is located northeast of the railroad and Highway 2667. The sawmill town was known as Blair. Webb in the Handbook of Texas notes that the community had once been named for a “local mill owner named” Bobo. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |