Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-110 |
Corporate Name: | Southern Pine and Cypress Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Southern Pine and Cypress Company |
Location: | New Waverly, about sixteen miles north of Conroe, on the International & Great Northern |
County: | Walker |
Years in Operation: | 4 years |
Start Year: | 1903 |
End Year: | 1906 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | At least 1903 until probably sometime before 1906 |
Town: | New Waverly |
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: | Unknown
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: | International and Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | Southern Pine and Cypress Company was a Houston-based business with mills at Willis, Montgomery County; Baldwin, Polk County; New Waverly, Walker County; and Houston, Harris County. No mills at New Waverly appeared in a 1906 listing of sawmills. Texas Lumber Company bought Southern Pine and Cypress Company in May 1906 and moved the company office from Houston to Conroe.
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Research Date: | JKG 9-23-93, MCJ 03-31-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland , M Johnson |