| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HO-5 |
| Corporate Name: | A. L. Moore |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | A. L. Moore |
| Location: | Kennard: intersection of South Fork and Highway 7 (Druso) |
| County: | Houston |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1907 |
| Town: | Kennard (Druso) |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 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: | 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: | 50000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 50,000 feet daily in 1906 |
| 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: | St Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), route leased from the Louisiana & Texas Lumber Company tram road, the Eastern Texas Railway |
| Historicial Development: | Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that the Moore mill at Kennard in 1906 was manufacturing 50,000 feet daily. Mill was situated at Tesla (or Tekla) which was about two miles north of the rail stop known as Druso, on the Eastern Texas railroad, and again in 1907, according to lumbermen credit rating references.
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| Research Date: | JKG 11-9-93, MCJ 02-20-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |