| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JE-14 |
| Corporate Name: | Burrus Lumber Company. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Burrus Lumber Company. Barber Lumber and Manufacturing Co. 1929: Felix A. Burrus, president; son E. A. Burrus, vice president and general manager; and L. T. Foster, secretary. |
| Location: | Beaumont, on Crockett Street |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Years in Operation: | 31 years |
| Start Year: | 1927 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1927 to 1957 |
| Town: | Beaumont |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 65,000 in 1928; 57732 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood and shortleaf yellow pine products.
 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: | 25000: 1927 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet daily in 1927; 20,000 feet in 1928. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1928: Circular sawmill, planing mill, edgers, trimmers, dry kilns. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | 1927 to 1951: Texas & New Orleans, Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | The Barber Lumber and Manufacturing Company employed forty workers noted the Beaumont Enterprise, in 1927. The operation was purchased by Burrus Lumber Company in November 1929. The Burrus Lumber Company sawmill facility at Beaumont suffered from fire damage on June 4, 1948. The sawmill was destroyed, but the planing mill and dry kilns were saved. Estimated losses totaled between $75,000 and $100,000.
By December, 1953, the company had converted to a concentration treatment plant and was not milling lumber. The company was noted in the Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas edition of 1957. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-23-93, MCJ 03-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |