Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-156 |
Corporate Name: | East and West Texas Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | East and West Texas Lumber Company |
Location: | Block 26 of Gilmer on a spur from the railroad tracks |
County: | Upshur |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1888 |
End Year: | 1888 |
Decades: | 1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1888 |
Town: | Gilmer |
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: | Kingsland and Ferguson 12-inch by 20-inch 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: | 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: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | J. L. Barr was a mechanic who worked on the steam machinery of the East and West Texas Lumber Company, headquartered at Gilmer. The company had mills at Gilmer and about four miles northwest of Gilmer. The Gilmer mill on Block 26 operated a Kingsland and Ferguson 12-inch by 20-inch steam engine. Mill No. 3 was located on Little Cypress Bayou; it had an Owens Lane and Dyer 12-inch by 20-inch steam engine. |
Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |