Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-67 |
Corporate Name: | Winnsboro Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Winnsboro Lumber Company. T. J. Gibson. Yother-Gibson Lumber Company |
Location: | Winnsboro |
County: | Wood |
Years in Operation: | 11 years |
Start Year: | 1907 |
End Year: | 1917 |
Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
Period of Operation: | 1907 to 1917 |
Town: | Winnsboro |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and finished 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: | |
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: | Planing mill and sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Missouri, Kansas, & Texas |
Historicial Development: | Yother & Gibson Lumber Company appeared in the 1907 listing of the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907 as a planing mill. It had become the Winnsboro Lumber Company with T. J. Gibson as president by 1917, according to the Wood County records, which noted that T. J. Gibson was the president of the Winnsboro Lumber Company in 1917. The plant was located on a plot bounded by Elm and Front streets. The plant consisted of a sawmill and planing mill. Machinery was steam powered. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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Prepared By: | M. Johnson |