| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-30 |
| Corporate Name: | Lake Creek Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Lake Creek Lumber Company |
| Location: | Ulmer, two and a half miles from Richards |
| County: | Grimes |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 to 1909 |
| Town: | Ulmer |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 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: | 60000: 1908 |
| Capacity Comments: | 60,000 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | The Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported in December 1908 that the Lake Creek Lumber Company had made many improvements to the sawmill town of Ulmer after their acquisition of the plant “a little over a year ago.” Some of the improvements were a new boarding house and new tenant houses for the mill workers. The American Lumberman noted in February 1908 that the company had been shut down for repairs before beginning milling after the middle of the month. In July, steam dry kilns were installed.
The “Texas Manufacturers” section of the “Roster: Lumbermen's Ass'n of Texas,” in the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review of July 1909, included the Lake Creek Lumber Company of Houston.
The Vaughan Lumber Company, for $17,315.52, bought all the lumber of the Lake Creek Lumber Company and obtained a one-year contract for the latter's cut. W. L. Womack handled the sale for Lake Creek Lumber at its Ulmer mill. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 04-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |