Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	RU-91
Corporate Name:	Victoria Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Victoria Lumber Company
Location:	Mill location unknown with Shreveport offices
County:	Rusk
Years in Operation:	1 year
Start Year:	1904
End Year:	1904
Decades:	1900-1909
Period of Operation:	1904
Town:	Unknown
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:	Very little is known about the Victoria Lumber Company history in Panola County. According to county records, Victoria Lumber, on March 15, 1904, mortgaged with Geo M. Dilley & Son, in the amount of $210, for some sawmill equipment: to wit, a 20-foot sawmill carriage, five sets of 10-foot trucks, and one pair of [saw]dogs. Marion County records note that the Victoria Lumber Company was a Shreveport-based business.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-12-96
Prepared By:	M Johnson