| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-20 |
| Corporate Name: | Brown Brothers Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Brown Brothers Lumber Company with Orris, Stokes, Clyde, and Curtis W. Brown. |
| Location: | Sheldon |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 16 years |
| Start Year: | 1930 |
| End Year: | 1945 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1930 to 1945 |
| Town: | Sheldon |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and dressed 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: | Circular sawmill and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | According to Doris M. Mills, a Brown family descendent, the Brown Brothers operated a millwork plant in Houston during the 1930s. The Great Depression ended the business there, and the family moved to Sheldon where they operated a sawmill until 1945.
The Sheldon sawmill, located about halfway between Houston and Liberty, had a steam-powered circular sawmill, a planer, and a steam-powered kiln. Ms Mills remembered that the company did its own logging with mules and trucks. Shipping of product was by truck. The mill employed ten to fifteen men. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |