Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: PK-130
Corporate Name: W.T. Bates
Local Name:
Owner Name: W.T. Bates
Location: Barnum
County: Polk
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1928
End Year: 1928
Decades: 1920-1929
Period of Operation: 1928
Town: Barnum
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: 100 in 1928
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Products from yellow pine and hardwoods
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: Circular sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine
Historicial Development: The W.T. Bates saw mill appeared in the 1928 edition of the Southern Lumberman's sawmill directory.
Research Date: JKG 10-12-93, MCJ 02-27-96
Prepared By: J. Gerland, M. Johnson