| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-259 |
| Corporate Name: | W. C. Lout Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | William C. Lout, John C. Lout |
| Location: | Probably near Neuville |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1903 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1903 to 1910 |
| Town: | Probably near Neuville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Shingles, lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 10-inch by 12-inch Ames steam engine
| 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: | 1903 to 1910 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Shingle machine and a Dixie ‘E' sawmill, rack and pinion feed and carriage, and a 54-inch saw. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | According to the 1910 Census, William C. Lout, age 45, was listed as a dry goods merchant, probably in Neuville, at residence 211. John C. Lout, probably either his father or much older brother, was enumerated as a sawmiller living at Precinct 3, residence 192. Before 1910, William Lout was in the lumber business, and either sold out, or was forced out, or permitted John C. Lout to run the business.
Lout began as a shingle maker in 1903, when he mortgaged a shingle machine to Alexander & Carroway for $150. In 1906, he mortgaged a 10-inch by 12-inch Ames steam engine to Robinson & Oder. In March, 1906, Lout mortgaged to George Dilley & Son for $300 a Dixie ‘E' sawmill, rack & pinion feed and carriage, and a 54”-inch saw. By August 1907, Lout mortgaged all of his machinery to Dilley & Son.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |