| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-30 |
| Corporate Name: | Sawyer & Son |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Sawyer & Son. E. M. B. Sawyer? |
| Location: | Sawyer |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1893 |
| End Year: | 1893 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1893 |
| Town: | Sawyer |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| 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: | 12000: 1893 |
| Capacity Comments: | 12,000 feet of lumber 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: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The firm of Sawyer & Son may be a later development of of Sawyer and Company operated a sawmill on the Houston East and West Texas Railway, south of the Trinity River, in 1880. This Sawyer may be E. M. B. Sawyer who had a sawmill located on the Trinity River in Liberty County from 1876 to 1878.
In 1893, Sawyer & Son were reported to be cutting 12,000 feet daily at Sawyer. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |