| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TY-38 |
| Corporate Name: | Woodville Lumber Company (two mills) |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Woodville Lumber Company. 1952: Cecil Smith. 1966: S. H. Reid Jr. & R. I. Reid, owners; Sidney J. Martindale, general manager |
| Location: | On Highway 190 East at Woodville |
| County: | Tyler |
| Years in Operation: | 26 years |
| Start Year: | 1950 |
| End Year: | 1975 |
| Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979 |
| Period of Operation: | Early 1950s to at least 1975. |
| Town: | Woodville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1521 in 1940; 1863 in 1950. |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, chips, studs, long dimension, upper grades, flooring, ladder stacker, fence material, roof decking, ship decking, scaffold plank, tank stock, railroad and car stock.
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 1952: diesel, steam. 1966: steam, electric
| 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: | 75000: 1952 |
| Capacity Comments: | 75,000 feet daily with both mills |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1952: first mill- band head rig, resaw, trimmers, a Moore cross-circulation dry kiln, and diesel-powered planing mill; second mill (“Turkey Creek mill)- pine and hardwood band. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Southern Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | The Gulf Coast Lumberman reported in February, 1952, that Woodville Lumber Company's two mills were bought by Cecil Smith, of Woodville. Cecil Smith, in 1952, also owned the Smith-Feagin Lumber Company sawmill plant at Keynotes.
The first mill had a band head rig, resaw, trimmers, a Moore cross-circulation dry kiln, and a diesel-powered planing mill. The second mill, known as the “Turkey Creek mill,” hand a band that cut both pine and hardwood timber. The two mills could cut about 75,000 feet daily. Sam H. Reid, in 1957, was a member of the Legislative Committee of the Texas Lumber Manufacturers Association. In 1958, S. D. O'Brien was a partner with the Reids. The Woodville Lumber Company sawmill at Woodville cut 11,200,000 board feet during 1960, working with southern pine. In 1966, the two mills employed 150 workers, who worked with a circular sawmill, two barkers, a gang saw, two chippers, a resaw, and two edgers. In 1970s, a bandsaw was installed. Some of the manufactured products included bleacher seats, log cabin siding, and pattern stock. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-9-93, MCJ 2-21-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |