| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-63 |
| Corporate Name: | J. I. Campbell Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | C. M. Campbell and Sons, Temple, controlled output in 1904. J. I. Campbell Lumber Company |
| Location: | San Jacinto Switch |
| County: | San Jacinto |
| Years in Operation: | 12 years |
| Start Year: | 1896 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1896 to about 1907 |
| Town: | San Jacinto Switch |
| 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: | 60000: 1896 60000: 1904 |
| Capacity Comments: | 60,000 feet daily in 1904 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | San Jacinto Southern Railroad |
| Historicial Development: | Newspapers report that Campbell Lumber Company building this mill on the railroad. In July 1896, the C. M. Lumber Company had shipped all of its machinery (except the planer) to the Switch. The tram to the river would be built then, its intent to let its machinery sit under sheds until worthwhile interest was shown in manufacturing. On May 17, 1902, C. M. Campbell Lumber Company contracted to sell a locomotive, about twenty log cars, and about eight miles of iron rails to San Jacinto Southern Railroad.
C. M. Lumber Company of Temple (A. F. Sharpe, vice president) was sold to J. I. Lumber Company of Houston and Lampasas for $15,000, in August and September 1902. The sale of August and September 1902 included a sawmill, a planing mill with five machines, boilers, an engine, all at San Jacinto Switch, all lumber on yard, the commissary and merchandise.
By 1905, J. I. Campbell was in receivership.
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| Research Date: | JKG 8-23-93, MCJ 03-31-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |