| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-66 |
| Corporate Name: | N. C. Edens Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | N. C. Edens Lumber Company. Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc. Edens-Birch Lumber Company; Corrigan Lumber Company. Cleveland Manufacturing Company (W. F. Edens, Emma Edens, S. B. Crawford). |
| Location: | Box 548, Cleveland |
| County: | Liberty |
| Years in Operation: | 21 years |
| Start Year: | 1946 |
| End Year: | 1966 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | 1946 to 1966 |
| Town: | Cleveland |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Manufacturers of pine and hardwood lumber, and oak flooring
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | 30000: 1946 |
| Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill, planing mill, cross-circulation Moore dry kilns, rough lumber dry shed |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Santa Fe; Southern Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | In 1946, the Edens-Birch sawmill plant at Corrigan was leased to Corrigan Lumber Company (Jim Ben Edens, Sam Crawford, and H. V. Kiley), who also then bought Cleveland Manufacturing Company, another W. F. Edens' firm. Corrigan Lumber Company, with firms at Corrigan and Cleveland, was directed by Jim Ben Edens, president and manager at Corrigan; Sam Crawford, manager at Cleveland; and H. V. Kiley, of Houston.
In 1948, the Woodworkers International Union (CIO) lost an organizing vote at Cleveland: fifty-three to thirty-eight, of 105 eligible voters.
It was not listed in any directories by 1966.
For an excellent description of the modernization of the plant refer to the December, 1946, article of The Gulf Coast Lumberman listed below.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |