| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-84 |
| Corporate Name: | Rollo Bros. Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | William and John T. Rollo |
| Location: | Near Keno, about four miles south of Cleveland on the Houston East & West Texas |
| County: | Liberty |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1899 |
| End Year: | 1905 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1899 to about 1905 |
| Town: | Near Keno |
| 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: | Probably 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| 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 planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | This small operation is listed in the 1900 Manuscript Census and was closed probably by 1905 or 1906. The 1899 county tax roll listed the steam engine and boiler under W. M. Rollo as worth $200. It had a planing mill, a tram road, and a school. Robert Hart was the planing mill foreman; George Howes, the engineer; Charles Howes, schoolteacher; John W. Reese, locomotive engineer; John Beason, Wilson Brown, Wilsey Williams, the sawyers; Pete Lock, carriage runner; Billy Adkins, block setter; and Jay Mosely, fireman. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |