| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-9 |
| Corporate Name: | Talltimber Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Talltimber Lumber Company. E. D. Watson, J. B. Christensen, John D. Christensen. Noble Brothers. Opened a Dallas office in 1916. |
| Location: | Talltimber on the Henry Nichols league, four miles southeast of Hemphill |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1916 |
| End Year: | 1920 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1916 to 1920 |
| Town: | Talltimber |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| 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: | 25000: 1920 |
| Capacity Comments: | Probably 25,000 bd-ft daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Saw and planing mills, steam engine, one edger, and twelve dollies, three steam boilers |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Lufkin, Hemphill & Gulf (the Knox Lumber Company tram to the Santa Fe at Bronson |
| Historicial Development: | Sabine County records reveal that E. D. Watson and brothers J. B. and John D. Christensen owned sawmills at Brookeland, on the Henry Nichols survey in Sabine County, and at Frankston, in Anderson County. By May 1916, J. B. Christensen had bought out his brother and E. D. Watson. E. D. Watson sold out to Christensen that year for $4,000 in forty equal notes. John D. Christensen sold out to his brother five days later. The Watson-Christensen office was at Hemphill.
In 1920, Talltimber was in financial straits. The Sabine County sheriff had a writ of attachment against the mill for an unpaid labor bill.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 12-05-95 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |