| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-8 |
| Corporate Name: | Hawthorn Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Hawthorn Lumber Company |
| Location: | Zirath, just south of Roganville |
| County: | Jasper |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1905 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 and 1905 |
| Town: | Zirath, south of Roganville
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| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough 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: | 20000: 1904 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf Beaumont and Kansas City Railway (later Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe) |
| Historicial Development: | Listed in the Santa Fe Circular of 1904, Hawthorn Lumber Company was manufacturing 20,000 feet of lumber daily at Zirath, just south of Roganville. In a 1905 credit-rating listing, the Company was listed at being at Roganville; at the end of the report an alphabetical listing of communities reads “Zeerath, Jasper Co.” Hawthorn is not listed at Roganville in the 1907 LCA rating. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-20-93, MCJ 12-07-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |