| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-3 |
| Corporate Name: | Collwood Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Luke E. Wright, President |
| Location: | White City |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 10 years |
| Start Year: | 1919 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | Before 1919 to 1928 |
| Town: | White City |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Ash, cottonwood, elm, red gum, hickory, soft maple, red and white oak, pecan, and shortleaf pine
 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: | 30000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 30,000 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Circular, edgers and trimmers |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt)
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| Historicial Development: | The Collwood Lumber Company of White City, San Augustine, operated from before 1919 to the days of the Great Depression. M. Beard, in an interview with Vernon L. Beasley, noted that the Collwood Lumber Company operated a sawmill about 1907 in the Veatch area, about seven miles southeast of Broaddus. He believes it was sold to Luke Wright and then later to Kurth-Zeagler about 1910. Wright had the mill by 1919 while the Kurth-Zeagler plant did not open until the mid-1920s.
The company operated a four-mile tram road with rolling stock of a Mogul locomotive, a Clover-type locomotive, and a steam loader. The company also ran a mill town for its employees with tenant housing and medical services. In 1928, the Collwood Lumber Company was listed in the Southern Lumberman's Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mills. The Collwood Lumber Company's mill at White City was listed in the 1928 edition of the Southern Lumberman's directory of sawmills as cutting ash, cottonwood, elm, red gum, hickory, soft maple, red and white oak, pecan, and shortleaf pine at 30,000 feet per day.
The lumber facility did not survive the Great Depression.
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| Research Date: | JKG, 8-20-93 MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |