| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-90 |
| Corporate Name: | G. L. Witherspoon Tie Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | G. L. Witherspoon Tie Mill |
| Location: | Conroe |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1896 |
| End Year: | 1904 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1896 to 1904 |
| Town: | Conroe |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1,0009 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Oak Ties
 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: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | G. L. Witherspoon operated a tie mill at Conroe before 1900. This mill shipped ninety carloads of ties in one month.
This is possibly George Witherspoon, who, with his brother Jim, were sawmill operators at Goodrich, in Polk County, around the turn of the century. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-20-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |