Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-150 |
Corporate Name: | Stark Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Stark Lumber Company, a division of Lodge Lumber, with Jack W. Lodge, President |
Location: | Houston |
County: | Harris |
Years in Operation: | 3 years |
Start Year: | 1973 |
End Year: | 1975 |
Decades: | 1970-1979 |
Period of Operation: | 1970s |
Town: | Houston |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Hardwood dimension, mine timbers, poles and piling, rail car stock and ties; cut stock, pallets.
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: | 25000: 1973 |
Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet daily |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Sawmill, planing mill, and other machinery |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
Historicial Development: | The Stark Lumber Company produced 6,000,000 board feet in 1973. It did its own logging. |
Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |