| sawmill id: | 9587 |
| alpha-numeric key: | AN-80 |
| corporate name: | Acme Lumber Company |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Acme Lumber Company with a Captain Richardson |
| location: | Elkhart |
| county: | Anderson |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1908 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1908 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1900-1909 |
| period of operation: | 1908 |
| town: | Elkhart |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | 261 in 1905; 1000 in 1928; 325 in 1934; 660 in 1946. |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Rough lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | Yes |
| hardwood sawmill: | No |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | No |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Unknown |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | No |
| steam circular: | No |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | Yes |
| maximum capacity: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | No |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | International & Great Northern in 1872 |
| historical development: | The Southern Lumberman in June 1908 reported that the Acme Lumber Company of Capt. Richardson, of Houston, purchased two sawmills with standing timber, in Elkhart and Riverside, in June 1908. |
| research date: | MCJ 04-10-96 |
| research by: | M Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
| interpretation by: | |
| interpretation date: | |
| bibliography: | Southern Lumberman. June 13, 1908. 46. |
