| Alpha-Numeric Key: | BO-39 |
| Corporate Name: | Gate City Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Gate City Lumber Company |
| Location: | Texarkana, Texas. |
| County: | Bowie |
| Years in Operation: | 16 years |
| Start Year: | 1886 |
| End Year: | 1901 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1886 to 1901 |
| Town: | Texarkana |
| 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 |
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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: 1901 |
| Capacity Comments: | 60,000 feet daily in 1901 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St Louis Southwestern. Texas & Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | Gate City Lumber Company seems to have begun about 1886 with purchase of land at Texarkana from B. T. Estes. He continued to sell land to the company until at least 1890. William Morris, George H. Finks, and Ben Collins were the owners and operators of the company. In 1901, the sawmill was reported to be cutting 60,000 feet of lumber daily.
The company was operating, according to Strapac, in 1889 a narrow gauge steam logging tram road. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-23-93, MCJ 03-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland , M. Johnson |