| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-16 |
| Corporate Name: | Peavy-Moore Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Peavy-Moore Lumber Company. Miller-Link Lumber Company. R. W. Wier Lumber Company. Harrell-Votaw Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Texla: Highway 62 and tracks of Sabine River and Northern |
| County: | Jasper |
| Years in Operation: | 22 years |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | Harrell, 1907; Wier, 1908; Miller-Link, 1918; Peavy-Moore, 1920-1928. |
| Town: | Texla, formerly Bruce |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Peak, about 600 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Steam kiln dried pine lumber, ties, heavy timbers, joists
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam, electric
| 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: | 75000: 1919 |
| Capacity Comments: | 75,000 feet daily in 1919 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1909: A planing and sawmill with a steam kiln. 1918: Single circular; double circular. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Orange & Northwestern Railroad |
| Historicial Development: | This sawmill site was, according to Handbook of Texas, built by the Harrell-Votaw Lumber Company in 1907. R. W. Wier Lumber Company, headquartered in Houston, had it in 1908. R. W. Wier employed about 200 men. Timber was supplied by a logging-only railroad. According to the 1909 county tax assessor's roll, the tram road was four and a half miles long and valued at $4,500.
The R. W. Wier Lumber Company, noted the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review, in September, 1908, had contracted with Tel-Electric Company of Houston to install a “complete plant and system of lighting with electricity the mill and the town adjoining.” Peavy-Wilson still owned the town of Texla after the sawmill closed in 1928. It sold Texla to “en toto” to realty interests from Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Wier sold it to Miller-Link in 1918. It burned sometime later that year and was being rebuilt in December that year with a capacity to install another headrig if necessary. Acquired by Peavy-Moore in 1920, the mill was operated until the end of 1928. The company announced, according to The Gulf Coast Lumberman, that the mill would close forever by the middle of December, 1928.
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| Research Date: | JKG 9-1-93, 10-13-93, MCJ 12-07-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |