| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-110 |
| Corporate Name: | La Porte Saw & Pig Mill Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | La Porte Saw & Pig Mill Company (La Porte Lumber Company) |
| Location: | La Porte |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1907 |
| Town: | La Porte |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 637 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 |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | 15000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 15,000 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: | Sawmill and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Galveston, Houston & Northern (1899), which became in 1906, the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio |
| Historicial Development: | La Porte Lumber Company may have bought the Kaiser & Schmidt plant at La Porte before 1905. This lumber operation was a double entity: the La Porte Saw & Pig Mill Company and the La Porte Lumber Company. By 1907, the entry in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907 was the La Porte Lumber Company. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |