| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-158 |
| Corporate Name: | The Acme Lumber and Manufacturing Company |
| Local Name: | Acme Lumber |
| Owner Name: | The Acme Lumber and Manufacturing Company. Sam Allen, president; T. J. Boyles, vice-president; V. E. Appleby, general manager; H. F. McGregor, treasurer. |
| Location: | Adjacent to the railroad in Houston |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1893 |
| End Year: | 1894 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1893 to at least 1894 |
| Town: | Houston |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Finished lumber and wholesalers. Sashes, doors, blinds, mouldings, frames, turned and scroll work
 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: | 40000: 1893 |
| Capacity Comments: | 11,000,000 board feet in 1893 (estimated 40,000 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: | Planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Many railroads |
| Historicial Development: | The Acme Lumber and Manufacturing Company was ready for business in 1893. On three acres were a three-story planing mill, a steam power plant building, a lumber shed, an office building, a hardware store, and a sash and door factory.
The factory employed forty to fifty men. The company worked with 11,000,000 board feet of lumber in its first year of operation.
Sam Allen was listed in a railroad directory in 1884 as running a lumber yard in Houston. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |