| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-55 |
| Corporate Name: | Daniel Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Daniel's Lumber Company. 1952: Co-owners, C. H. Daniel, Sr., J . W. Daniel, and R. W. Daniel. |
| Location: | Porter |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 23 years |
| Start Year: | 1935 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1935 to 1957 |
| Town: | Porters |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 150 in 1940 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: | 35000: 1952 |
| Capacity Comments: | 35,000 feet daily in 1952 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill, two planers, and double kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific) |
| Historicial Development: | The sawmill of Daniel Lumber Company at Porters was established in 1935. It burned on December 9, 1948. Insurance partially covered the $150,000 loss. The company estimated that rebuilding would take forty to sixty days to reerect operations in the two-story main building, which was forty feet by two hundred feet. The facility included a log pond measuring two hundred feet.
The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported on December 1, 1952, that the sawmill was closing after seventeen years of activity. The plant included a sawmill with a cutting capacity of 35,000 feet daily, two planers, and double kilns. The co-owners, C. H. Daniel, Sr., and his sons J . W. Daniel, and R. W. Daniel, stated the reasons for the closing were the high cost and inaccessibility of timber.
The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 noted that the company was still operating a planing mill at Porter in 1957. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |