| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WL-8 |
| Corporate Name: | Henry Reinhardt |
| Local Name: | Reinhardt sawmill |
| Owner Name: | Henry Reinhardt |
| Location: | South of Friendship Community on the John Freese place |
| County: | Waller |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1930 |
| End Year: | 1933 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1930 to 1933 |
| Town: | Ten miles south of Waller |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Slick-bark yellow pine lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 40-horsepower diesel engine
| 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: | 3500: 1933 |
| Capacity Comments: | 3,500 board 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: | Frick #0 sawmill with a 48-inch Selver steel Atkins circular saw, and a planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Henry Reinhardt operated a sawmill in the 1930s south of Friendship Community on the John Freese place in northeastern Waller County. Using a Frick#0 sawmill with an Atkins Selver steel 48-inch circular saw powered by a 40-horsepower diesel engine, the daily cutting capacity was 3,500 board feet. The mill also included a planer. Reinhardt sold slabs and edgings for fifty cents per load and sold board ends to a cabinet maker in Bellville. At first sawdust was shoveled out by hand, but later it was moved by a sawdust chain and hauled to the unsold slab and edging pile. There all the debris was burned.
Reinhardt's sons Oscar and Albert later operated the mill before moving it to Rosehill, Harris County. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-01-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |