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A. A. Bussell (HO-1)
| sawmill id: | 10739 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-1 |
| corporate name: | A. A. Bussell |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | A. A. Bussell. J. H. Bussell |
| location: | Lovelady |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 4 |
| start year: | 1903 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1906 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1900-1909 |
| period of operation: | 1903 to 1906 |
| town: | Lovelady |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | 700 in 1907 |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber, cornmeal, cotton, sugar |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | Yes |
| grist: | Yes |
| unknown: | |
| other: | Yes |
| power source: | Steam |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | Yes |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | |
| maximum capacity: | 2000: 1906 |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | 2,000 feet daily |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | Yes |
| equipment: | Sawmill, grist mill, cotton gin and press, and sugar mill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | International and Great Northern |
| historical development: | J. H. Bussell ran a multi-mill operation near Lovelady, located on a twenty-one acre tract near Lovelady. His plant included a small sawmill, a sugar mill, a cotton gin and press, and a grist mill. He sold it for $600 to A. A. Bussell on September 10, 1903. A. A. Bussell?s small sawmill output was reported to be 2,000 feet daily in 1906. |
| research date: | JKG 8-23-93, MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | ?Lumber Mills of Texas.? Southern Industrial and Lumber Review. September 6, 1906. 27-29. Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol E: September 10, 1903, 84. |
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