Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: RR-83
Corporate Name: R. L. Roach & Son
Local Name:
Owner Name: R. L. Roach & Son
Location: Bogata
County: Red River
Years in Operation: 21 years
Start Year: 1940
End Year: 1960
Decades: 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969
Period of Operation: 1940 to 1960
Town: Bogata
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Unknown
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
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: According to the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960, the R. L. Roach and Son began as a sole proprietorship at Bogata in 1940. The mill cut hardwood lumber with less than twenty-five workers.
Research Date: MCJ 04-05-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson