| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-13 |
| Corporate Name: | Bernard Brown (Braun) |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Bernard Brown (Braun). E. K. Dillingham of Pine Grove Lumber Company, also with Big Tree Lumber Company at Alonso. Possibly owned by John Traylor earlier. |
| Location: | New Waverly, on the west side of the railroad tracks |
| County: | Walker |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 |
| Town: | New Waverly |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 311 in 1905 |
| 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: | A boiler and a Houston Stanfield Gamble 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: | Planing mill. A planer knife grinder, filing vise, emory stand, knife balancer, bench vise, a cutoff saw, double surfacer- matcher, dollies, trucks, blower, blower pipe, lumber shed for dressed lumber, various wooden buildings, and dollyways. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | Bernard Brown operated a lumber mill at New Waverly in 1907. He also owned the Montgomery County Lumber Company at Willis.
E. K. Dillingham, president of Pine Grove Lumber Company and trustee for this sawmill, sold it to Bernard Brown on October 5, 1907. It was located on property leased from John Traylor. Equipment included a planer knife grinder, a filing vise, an emory stand, a knife balancer, a bench vise, a cutoff saw, a Berlin #52 double surfacer-matcher, six dollies, trucks one blower, a Houston Stanfield Gamble steam engine, a blower pipe, a boiler, a lumber shed for dressed lumber, various wooden buildings, and all dollyways. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-30-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |