Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CK-278
Corporate Name:	New Birmingham Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	New Birmingham Lumber Company. H. C. Laurence, J. E. Bagley, & J. W. Summers.
Location:	Lots 4, 5, 6Reservation J.
County:	Cherokee
Years in Operation:	5 years
Start Year:	1893
End Year:	1897
Decades:	1890-1899
Period of Operation:	1893 to 1897
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber, sash, doors, blinds Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Steam engines and boilers Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and planing mill, and a sash, door, and blind factory
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt)
Historicial Development:	The New Birmingham Lumber Company bought a sawmill complex from H. C. Laurence, J. E. Bagley, and J. W. Summers in 1893. Equipment included a 10-inch by 16-inch steam engine, a 9-inch by 14-inch steam engine, an Ames boiler, a Hall & Brown 24-inch planer, a Hall & Brown 24-inch resaw, a Hall & Brown self-feeder ripsaw, a self-feeder shingle machine, shafting, belting, paint, doors, sash and blinds, all lumber, and other hardware. In May, 1894, the company mortgaged for $1,088 with Tyler Car & Lumber Company the following: a S&H 44-inch by 12-foot boiler, a 56-inch circular saw, a #2 sawmill frame and 30-foot carriage, three head blocks, set works, dogs, shafting and a #1 shotgun feed. The boom came to bust when the legislature excluded foreign capital in such corporate activities in the State of Texas. New Birmingham became a ghost town by the end of the century.
Research Date:	MCJ 01-30-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson