| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HO-93 |
| Corporate Name: | Lone Star Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Lone Star Lumber Company with M. M. Ditmar, president. James and O. C. Grounds. |
| Location: | Kennard |
| County: | Houston |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1944 |
| End Year: | 1944 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1944 |
| Town: | Kennard |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | International PA-100 unit
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Diesel
| 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | In 1944, Lone Star Lumber Company bought the portable sawmill outfit of James D. and O. C. Grounds. Equipment included a “portable sawmill complete with 1 International PA-100 power unit, two 60” circular saws, carriage & set works, edger, also 2 log trailers.” Lone Star Lumber was owned by M. M. Ditmar, according to the Directory of Texas Manufacturers. He employed more than fifty workers. The company did its own logging and sold its products state-wide.
Grounds Lumber Company, headquartered in Rusk County, operated several small mills in Rusk and Nacogdoches counties previously. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 2-20-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |