Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	MO-226
Corporate Name:	Willis Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Willis Lumber Company. J. H. Berryman and J. W. Thomason. W. J. Williams and J. H. Berryman. J. W. Thomason.
Location:	Unknown
County:	Montgomery
Years in Operation:	10 years
Start Year:	1910
End Year:	1919
Decades:	1910-1919
Period of Operation:	1910 to 1919
Town:	Unknown
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
Power Source:	Unknown Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	International & Great Northern
Historicial Development:	The Willis Lumber Company contracted, on April 8, 1910, with Big Tree Lumber Company to sell it all its manufactured lumber and transport it to the Big Tree Lumber Company sawmilling operation, run by Pine Grove Lumber Company, at Alonzo. By 1919, the owners could be identified as W. J. Williams and J. H. Berryman. In November of that year, W. J. Williams sold his half-interest in the sawmill to J. W. Thomason for $2,500. Thomason turned around and three days later sold it to a lumber dealer from Houston, T. E. Johnson. Johnson and Berryman contracted that Johnson would provide the capital for running the mill and be responsible for sales and receipts while Berryman operated the sawmill for $25 weekly. Profits would be split.
Research Date:	MCJ 03-21-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson