| Alpha-Numeric Key: | BO-99 |
| Corporate Name: | Wilson-Gilbert Hardwood Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Wilson-Gilbert Hardwood Lumber Company. Offices in Texarkana, mill at Watson, Texas. |
| Location: | Texarkana and Watson |
| County: | Bowie |
| Years in Operation: | 30 years |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 to 1957 |
| Town: | Texarkana and Watson |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 33,000 in 1928 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwoods; crossties, timbers.
 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: | 30000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet daily in 1928 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1928: circular sawmill, edgers, trimmers, planing mill, dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Kansas City Southern, Missouri Pacific, Texas & Pacific, St Louis Southwestern |
| Historicial Development: | Wilson-Gilbert Hardwood Lumber Company' s offices were at Texarkana in 1928, with the mill at Watson. It was a smaller mill, cutting 30,000 feet of lumber daily, producing primarily hardwood ties and timbers. The company maintained a company town for the workers. The company lasted at least thirty years, for it was listed in Samson's 1957 edition of the Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |