| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-54 |
| Corporate Name: | R. B. Bicham Sawmill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | R. B. Bicham Sawmill |
| Location: | Deweyville (Ruliff) with logging in the Devil's Pocket |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 14 years |
| Start Year: | 1945 |
| End Year: | 1958 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1945 to 1958 |
| Town: | Deweyville |
| 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 |
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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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | R. B. Bicham, according to The Jacksonville Journal in 1947, had been running a portable sawmill out of Deweyville, where he had a general store. At the time of the article, the logging crow had been cutting in the Devil's Pocket sector of Newton County. Bicham had almost one million standing feet of timber still to harvest. He employed nineteen to twenty men and used four trucks and three teams.
According to the Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas, published in 1957, the R. B. Bicham Sawmill was operating at Deweyville. The company also appeared in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |