Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: CP-28
Corporate Name: R. A. Morris
Local Name:
Owner Name: R. A. Morris. Patterson and Miller Lumber Company.
Location: Pittsburg, west of the grave yard
County: Camp
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1908
End Year: 1908
Decades: 1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1908
Town: Pittsburg
Company Town: 1
Peak Town Size: 1783 in 1905
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Finished lumber
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Planing mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), the Missouri, Kansas, & Texas
Historicial Development: R. A. Morris bought the planing mill with a commissary, warehouse, and lumber yard from Patterson and Miller Lumber Company in 1908. The plant was located just west of the grave yard in Pittsburg: it had a commissary, warehouse, and lumber yard.
Research Date: MCJ 03-04-96
Prepared By: M Johnson