| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-105 |
| Corporate Name: | Rock Island Tie and Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Rock Island Tie & Lumber Company. Owners: Carl Bergman, Jim Lewis, and Tom Manry. Output was controlled by W.T. Carter and Brother in 1908. |
| Location: | Flora, also known as Rock Island, four miles east of Moscow |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 19 years |
| Start Year: | 1890 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | From the 1890s to 1908 |
| Town: | Flora, (Rock Island), near Moscow |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Ties and 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: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Moscow, Camden, & San Augustine Railroad |
| Historicial Development: | According to Peebles, Rock Island and Tie Lumber Company operated for a few years at a location four miles from Moscow near a rock gully. The name of the community, Rock Island, was changed to Flora. The company was listed at Moscow in 1905. Mill was shut down for a year between 1907 and 1908, but the plant resumed operations in October 1908 with the Houston offices of W.T. Carter and Brother controlling the output.
According to The Polk County Enterprise, “About four miles from Moscow, Jim Lewis, Sol Bergman and Tom Manry formed a company and built a mill. They named it Rock Island Tie and Lumber Co.” |
| Research Date: | JKG 9-1-93, MCJ 004-18-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |