| Alpha-Numeric Key: | RU-38 |
| Corporate Name: | G. N. Boles Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | G. N. Boles Lumber Company. Boles-Vaught-Langford Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Mt. Enterprise |
| County: | Rusk |
| Years in Operation: | 17 years |
| Start Year: | 1942 |
| End Year: | 1958 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1942 to 1958 |
| Town: | Mt. Enterprise |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 504 in 1950. |
| 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: | Probably 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The G. N. Boles Lumber Company had a sawmill at Mount Enterprise since 1942. The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported that it had been destroyed by fire in 1954. The uninsured loss was $12,000. The mill was probably rebuilt, for it appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 reports only the Boles-Vaught-Langford Lumber Company at Mt. Enterprise in 1957, with a beginning date of 1950. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |