Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SB-14
Corporate Name: W. H. Wall & Son Lumber Co
Local Name: Bronson
Owner Name: W. H. Wall & Son
Location: Bronson, adjacent to railroad tracks
County: Sabine
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1906
End Year: 1906
Decades: 1900-1909
Period of Operation: 1906
Town: Bronson
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: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 24000: 1906
Capacity Comments: 24,000 feet of lumber daily
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe
Historicial Development: In “Lumber Mills of Texas” the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review noted the W. H. Wall and Son Lumber Company at Bronson. It was cutting 20,000 feet daily of lumber. The Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907 did not included it among its three listings for Bronson.
Research Date: LT 08-13-93, MCJ MCJ 02-13-96
Prepared By: L Turner, M Johnson