Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-77 |
Corporate Name: | McDonald Lumber Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Jack McDonald |
Location: | Kirbyville |
County: | Jasper |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1987 |
End Year: | 1987 |
Decades: | 1980-1989 |
Period of Operation: | 1987 |
Town: | Kirbyville |
Company Town: | 0 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwood lumber, ties
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: | None |
Historicial Development: | The McDonald Lumber Company with Jack McDonald appears in the 1987 Forest Products Industries in Texas. This sawmill firm may have evolved from the Burton McDonald Lumber Company at Kirbyville in 1966. |
Research Date: | MCJ 01-08-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |