| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-171 |
| Corporate Name: | McFarland Brothers Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | Tenaha |
| Owner Name: | Also known as the K. M. McFarland Mill of Tenaha: K. M. and A. M. McFarland, McFarland Brothers Lumber Company |
| Location: | Tenaha |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1906 |
| Town: | Tenaha |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | 684 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Yellow pine and oak lumber, railroad ties, piling and bridge timbers
 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: | 20000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas, and the Gulf, Beaumont & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | The McFarland Brothers Lumber Company (also known as the K. M. McFarland Mill) was located on the tracks of the Houston East West Texas Railroad in Tenaha. The Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 listed the firm. They did logging as well, for they owned four 8-wheel log wagons and four skip-skidders, which they had bought on a mortgage from Lindsay Wagon Company.
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| Research Date: | LT 08-17-93, MCJ 03-01-96 |
| Prepared By: | L Turner, M Johnson |