| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-112 |
| Corporate Name: | R. H. Poole Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | R. H. Poole Lumber Company |
| Location: | Avinger |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 27 years |
| Start Year: | 1930 |
| End Year: | 1956 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1930s to early 1940s. Later a planing mill until 1956. |
| Town: | Avinger |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished 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: | |
| 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 and later a planing mill only |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Missouri, Kansas & Texas |
| Historicial Development: | R. H. Poole sold out his sawmill to N. D. Caton in 1928. He soon constructed a new lumber facility on Turkey Creek, where the Vance Jenkins home is now located (1988), according to Fred McKenzie. He cut out and moved to Pruitt's Lake. After cutting out there, he moved back to Avinger and built his final mill. This sawmill burned to the ground and allegedly was not rebuilt.
The company was listed as the Pool Lumber company in the 1934 edition of the Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 lists the Rufus H. Poole Lumber Company. It operated a planing mill. Poole's does not appear in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |