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Weaver Brothers & Thompson (AN-84)
| sawmill id: | 9589 |
| alpha-numeric key: | AN-84 |
| corporate name: | Weaver Brothers & Thompson |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Weaver Brothers & Thompson |
| location: | Neches: 19 and 2574 |
| county: | Anderson |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1928 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1928 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1920-1929 |
| period of operation: | 1928 |
| town: | Neches |
| company town: | Yes |
| peak town size: | 261 in 1905; 1000 in 1928; 325 in 1934. 660 in 1946. |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Red gum, red and white oak, shortleaf yellow pine |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | Yes |
| hardwood sawmill: | Yes |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | Yes |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Probably steam |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | Yes |
| maximum capacity: | 20000: 1928 |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | 20,000 feet daily |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | Yes |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Circular sawmill, planing mill, dry kilns, commissary, edgers, trimmers. |
| company tram: | Yes |
| associated railroads: | International & Great Northern in 1872 |
| historical development: | In 1928, the Weaver Brothers & Thompson Lumber Company was reported to have had at Neches a circular sawmill milling 20,000 feet of lumber daily from red gum, red and white oak, and shortleaf yellow pine. This may be the Weaver Brothers operation that W. H. Reynolds and Sons of Houston County sold lumber to in 1930. The Weaver Brothers &Thompson operation operated a tram logging road apparently near Latexo, Houston County, for Strapac states that they were working one of the former Alexander Gilmer Lumber Company steam locomotives. Webb noted that the International & Great Northern created a stop in Anderson County about four miles from the Neches River. The stop was named after the river. |
| research date: | JKG 10-15-93, MCJ 03-07-96 |
| research by: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |
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| bibliography: | Southern Lumberman. Southern Lumberman?s Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mills, 5th ed. Nashville: Southern Lumberman, 1928. 1025. Walter P. Webb, editor-in-chief. Handbook of Texas 3 vols. Austin: The University of Texas, 1952-1976. II. 265. Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol F: August 4, 1930, 235. Joseph A. Strapac. ?Alexander Gilmer Lumber Company.? Texas Locomotive Rosters: Steam Era Shortlines, Loggers and Industrials. Bellflower, California: privately printed, 1995. |
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