Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

SH-257

Corporate Name:

W. B. or (W. H.) Hanson

Local Name:

Owner Name:

W. B. Hanson

Location:

West of Joaquin

County:

Shelby

Years in Operation:

4 years

Start Year:

1905

End Year:

1908

Decades:

1900-1909

Period of Operation:

1906 to 1908

Town:

Joaquin

Company Town:

Peak Town Size:

184 in 1905

Mill Pond:

Type of Mill:

Rough and finished lumber

Sawmill	Pine Sawmill	Hardwood Sawmill	Cypress Sawmill
Planer	Planer Only	Shingle	Paper
Plywood	Cotton	Grist	Unknown
Other

Power Source:

11-inch by 12-inch Union steam engine and 12-ft by 48-inch 40-horsepower boiler

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

10000: 1906

Capacity Comments:

10,000 feet daily

Produced:

Rough Lumber	Planed Lumber	Crossties	Timbers
Lathe	Ceiling	Unknown	Beading
Flooring	Paper	Plywood	Particle Board
Treated	Other

Equipment:

Planing and Dixie sawmill 30-inch Dixie edger, an 18-inch saw, a 6-inch by 24-inch planer, 52-inch circular saw. trimmer.

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Houston, East & West Texas

Historicial Development:

On June 21, 1906, W. B. Hanson mortgaged to Dilley & Son a 30-inch Dixie edger, an 18-inch saw, a 6-inch by 24-inch planer, and a steam engine. On May 6, 1908, Hanson mortgaged to Wade, Crawford for $3,000 “all saw logs, lumber, ties and other sawmill products now on my ground either rough or manufactured,” as well as a log wagon, the steam engine, a boiler, a sawmill, a trimmer, an edger, and a planer. W. B. Hanson operated a sawmill, planing mill, and a general store for several years west of Joaquin on his homestead. It was reported to have a cutting capacity of 10,000 feet daily. He sold it to G. W. Hanson in November, 1907, for $963.

Research Date:

MCJ 03-02-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson