| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-96 |
| Corporate Name: | Ogletree Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Ogletree Lumber Company. Ogletree Hardwood Lumber Company. Polk County Lumber Company.
About 1929: George Royden Ogletree. Later, Ben Ogletree; Barry Ogletree. |
| Location: | Livingston |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 41 years |
| Start Year: | 1920 |
| End Year: | 1960 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | 1920s to early 1960s |
| Town: | Livingston |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine 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 and diesel
| 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: | 12000: 1947 |
| Capacity Comments: | 12,000 feet daily in 1947 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and a planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Southern Pacific (Houston East & West Texas). Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine. |
| Historicial Development: | The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported in 1929 that the Ogletree Hardwood Lumber Company was building a new mill at Livingston, and in 1930 that the Polk County Lumber Company changed its name to the Ogletree Hardwood Lumber Company. Ogletree may have bought out the Polk County Lumber sawmill plant. Ogletree Lumber appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. San Jacinto County records from 1927 and 1934 identify other Ogletree Hardwood sawmill sites at Crockett, Shepherd (Milledge Switch), New Caney, Livingston, Oakwood, and Center. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-27-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |