| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JE-19 |
| Corporate Name: | F. E. Howard Newcombe logging contractor |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | F. E. Howard Newcombe logging contractor |
| Location: | Along the Neches River |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 |
| Town: | Along the Neches |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Sawtimber and sawlogs
 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: | |
| 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: | Logging equipment |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Newcombe, a logging operator, attempted to drive 500,000 feet of hardwood down the Neches on June 21, 1906. The longest stick measured eighty-four feet and the shortest sixty feet. Rafts were divided into ten sections, chained together, which stretched for almost a mile and a half. The oil tanker Ligonier struck the boom just after it reached the Port Arthur canal, causing fourteen of the logs to sink and block the canal. The underwriters of New York cancelled all insurance until the canal was cleared, which would take about three days. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |