| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-165 |
| Corporate Name: | Lake Creek Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Lake Creek Lumber Company with C. S. Sibley, secretary; Donnelly Lumber Company with Charles Donnelly, president |
| Location: | Virgie, on the International & Great Northern and Mill Creek, near Magnolia |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900s |
| Town: | Virgie |
| 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: | |
| 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 with “Arkansas” dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern tram |
| Historicial Development: | The mill of the Donnelly Lumber Company at Virgie appeared in the January 1907 issue of the Lumbermen's Credit Association's Reference Book. It is possible that at this time the mill was a contract mill of the Texas and Louisiana Lumber Company. On November 30, 1907, Donnelly Lumber Company (Charles Donnelly, president) sold the company sawmill and assets at Virgie to the Lake Creek Lumber Company (C. S. Sibley, secretary).
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.
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| Research Date: | JKG 11-3-93, MCJ 03-20-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |