Alpha-Numeric Key: | JE-46 |
Corporate Name: | Neches Lumber & Building Company |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Neches Lumber & Building Company. |
Location: | Beaumont |
County: | Jefferson |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1934 |
End Year: | 1934 |
Decades: | 1930-1939 |
Period of Operation: | 1934 |
Town: | Beaumont |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 25,000 in 1905; 65000 in 1928; 57732 in 1934 |
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: | Santa Fe |
Historicial Development: | The Neches Lumber & Building Company at Beaumont appeared in the Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934. It may have evolved from the Neches River Lumber Company, which traced its history to before the turn of the century in Beaumont. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-12-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |