| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-44 |
| Corporate Name: | Fred Edwards |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Fred Edwards |
| Location: | Bloomburg |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 26 years |
| Start Year: | 1934 |
| End Year: | 1959 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1934 to about 1959 |
| Town: | Bloomburg |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 2,400 in 1928; 433 in 1928; 477 in 1950 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Worked with cypress and hardwoods
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Kansas City Southern |
| Historicial Development: | Fred Edwards was listed in the 1934 edition of Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934 as sawmilling at Bloomburg. He may have bought out the Price sawmill. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers, 1956-1958 lists the sawmill of Fred Edwards, Jr. Established as a sole proprietorship in 1945, the company under Edwards was producing lumber with more than twenty employees in 1956. The Fred Edwards sawmill evolved into the Edwards Lumber Company at Bloomburg in 1957. The company was not listed in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |