Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: RR-85
Corporate Name: R. T. Yarbrough
Local Name:
Owner Name: R. T. Yarbrough
Location: Bagwell
County: Red River
Years in Operation: 4 years
Start Year: 1956
End Year: 1959
Decades: 1950-1959
Period of Operation: 1956 to about 1959
Town: Bagwell
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: Probably steam
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: Unknown
Historicial Development: The sawmill firm of R. T. Yarbrough at Bagwell, in Red River County, appeared in both the Directory of Texas Manufacturers, 1956-1958 and in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. It did not appear in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960.
Research Date: MCJ 04-05-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson