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Cutter Lumber Company (HO-25)

sawmill id: 10763
alpha-numeric key: HO-25
corporate name: Cutter Lumber Company
local name:
owner affiliation: Cutter Lumber Company with A. J. Cutter and Jack B. Long.
location: Grapeland
county: Houston
years in operation: 1
start year: 1954
(qual) *
end year: 1954
(qual) *
decades: 1950-1959
period of operation: 1954
town: Grapeland
company town: ?
peak town size: Unknown
mill pond: ?
type of mill: Rough and finished lumber
sawmill: Yes
pine sawmill:
hardwood sawmill:
cypress sawmill:
planer: Yes
planer only:
shingle:
paper:
plywood:
cotton:
grist:
unknown:
other:
power source: Unknown
horse:
mule:
oxen:
water:
water overshot:
water turbine:
pit:
steam:
steam circular:
steam band:
gas:
diesel:
electric:
other:
unknown: Yes
maximum capacity:
(qual)
capacity comments: Unknown
rough lumber: Yes
planed lumber: Yes
crossties:
timbers:
lathe:
ceiling:
unknown:
beading:
flooring:
paper:
plywood:
particle board:
treated:
other:
equipment: Sawmill and planing mill
company tram: No
associated railroads: Unknown
historical development: Jack B. Long and A. J. Cutter as Cutter Lumber Company of Grapeland bought a planer and a trimmer for $3,500 from the Griffith Manufacturing Company of New Waverly in 1954, according to Houston County records. The equipment would be moved to the Grapeland site.
research date: MCJ 02-20-96
research by: M. Johnson
historical interpretation:
interpretation by:
interpretation date:
bibliography: Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol 1: January 16, 1954, 85.


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