| Alpha-Numeric Key: | BO-75 |
| Corporate Name: | Red Water [Redwater] Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Gus Munz, Red Water [Redwater] Lumber Company |
| Location: | Red Water, southwest of Texarkana Redwater |
| County: | Bowie |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1899 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1899 to about 1909 |
| Town: | Red Water Redwater |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 128 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine 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: | 40000: 1900 |
| Capacity Comments: | About 40,000 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: | Band saw and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis & Southwestern. The company shortline was the Northeast Texas Railway Company. |
| Historicial Development: | The Red Water Lumber Company of Gus Munz (also known as Munzheimer) operated in Bowie County. American Lumberman in 1899 reported that the new Red Water Lumber Company Filer & Stowell band saw would begin cutting in the summer of 1899. The mill pond could hold 1,000,000 feet. The mill was located only one-half mile from the timber. In 1905, a credit-rating journal reported the name as Redwater Lumber Company and again in 1907. Munz contracted with other, smaller mills for their cuts. Munz had operated a logging tram from Red Water before 1902 to Munz, about eighteen miles distant. The community of Munz, in Cass County, was named after the owner of the Red Water Lumber Company and functioned as a logging front for Red Water Lumber. In 1902, the logging tram was chartered as a common carrier. It continued to buy right-of-way in 1903 in Bowie County. The Railroad Commission of Texas dropped its recognition in 1908. Zlatkovich reports that the road had been abandoned in 1907.
Cass County deeds of trust records, beginning in 1905, indicate that the Redwater Lumber Company began having financial problems. Some of the equipment mortgaged included the sawmill, the planing mill, dry kilns, buildings, trams, and sheds. As early as 1903, the Central Coal & Coke Company received a civil judgment against Red Water Lumber. In 1909, Red Water Lumber Company was in receivership.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 03-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |