| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-25 |
| Corporate Name: | Texas Short Leaf Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Texas Short Leaf Lumber Company: J. K. Bivins, E. W. Blythe, F. H. Bivins, and Maurice Bivins. Burnett Lumber Company: Jerry M. Burnett and Ashley Stroud. |
| Location: | Durst Station, near Clawson: Cotton Belt and highway 706 |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1911 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 to 1911 |
| Town: | Durst Station |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| 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: | 40000 |
| Capacity Comments: | Estimated 40,000 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: | Circular sawmill with planing mill. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | Burnett Lumber Company, with Jerry M. Burnett and Ashley Stroud, acquired the properties of the old Pine Island Lumber Company, a Foster Lumber Company subsidiary. Foster mortgaged the property to Burnett Lumber in September, 1905.
The mill had improvements made in 1906 and by June was running full time. The American Lumberman noted, in 1906, that Burnett Lumber Company would build a logging railroad. It gave its headquarters at Clawson, which was then the site of Henderson Land & Lumber Company leased site. Angelina County records contradict other reports that Burnett Lumber Company was milling lumber at Pine Island. In 1906, Burnett Lumber had contracted to cut timber for William Carlisle and Company.
The sale of Burnett Lumber to J. K. Bivins and E. W. Blythe note that the plant and the tram headquarters were located at Durst Station, close to Clawson on the Cotton Belt. The company leased tenant housing in Clawson. The Texas Long Leaf and Lumber Company of Bivins and Blythe operated the sawmill until 1911.
Bivins and Blythe were Cass County sawmillers of some note.
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| Research Date: | JKG 12-28-93, MCJ 12-04-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |