| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-106 |
| Corporate Name: | H.G. Bohlssen Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | H.G. Bohlssen Lumber Company, H. G. Bohlssen. New Caney Lumber Company. L. J. Barnes, S. A. Bender, W. J. and Lillie Sorrells.
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| Location: | Barnes' Switch, near New Caney |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1913 |
| End Year: | 1919 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1913 to 1919 |
| Town: | Barnes' Switch, near New Caney |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine and oak 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: | 20000: 1915 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily in 1915 |
| 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: | New Caney Lumber Company was a sawmill firm operating at or near New Caney after 1910. L. J. Barnes of Burkitt & Barnes had an interest in the sawmill along with S. A. Bender and W. J. and Lillie Sorrels. In 1913, Burkitt & Barnes of Midline Switch bought 75,000 feet of pine lumber and 44,000 oak lumber from New Caney Lumber Company, the lumber being stored at the New Caney sawmill.
In August 1915 H.G. Bohlssen moved his hardwood mill from Jasper to New Caney. The H.G. Bohlssen Lumber Company operated a hardwood mill at New Caney in 1918, according to a record that appeared in the Gulf Coast Lumberman on August 1, 1918. Simon Henderson of Keltys enticed him to move next to Angelina County. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-4-93, MCJ 7-7-94 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M. Johnson |