| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JE-28 |
| Corporate Name: | Industrial Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Industrial Lumber Company controlled output of the Forrest Lumber Company. B. F. Smith, Secretary 1932. |
| Location: | Helbig, 3.6 miles north of Beaumont |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1905 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1905 |
| Town: | Helbig |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 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: | 45000: 1904 |
| Capacity Comments: | 45,000 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 only |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Company Tram |
| Historicial Development: | A sawmill was erected here in 1900 by Forrest Lumber Company, and Industrial Lumber Company bought it in 1903, but still continued to use Forrest's name in the trade journals. The post office was established in 1900. When all the timber was exhausted, by 1905, the plant was dismantled and shipped to Industrial's operation at Seale, Louisiana.
Headquarted in Beaumont, the company contracted for an annual capacity of 75 million board feet. It either owned or leased mills at Silsbee, Call, and Caraway in Texas, and Vinton, Calcasieu, and Oakdale in Louisiana. It had built a huge mill at Elizabeth, Louisiana, by 1909. R. N. Watson y Cia, of Monterey, Mexico, complained to the Lutcher-Moore in 1904 that its products were not as good as those of Industrial Lumber. Industrial Lumber appeared on a list of creditors of Farmers and Merchants Lumber Company in 1932. Its office at Beaumont was not listed in the 1934 edition of the Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-23-93, MCJ 03-12-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |