| sawmill id: | 10794 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-56 |
| corporate name: | Hornbuckle Lumber Company |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Hornbuckle Lumber Company, a division of Day Lumber & Timber Company |
| location: | Lovelady |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 9 |
| start year: | 1926 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1934 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1920-1929 1930-1939 |
| period of operation: | About 1926 to 1934 |
| town: | Lovelady |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | 700 in 1907; 502 in 1934 |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| 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: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | International & Great Northern (Missouri Pacific) |
| historical development: | Hornbuckle Lumber Company, a division of the Day Lumber & Timber Company, operated a sawmill at Lovelady in 1934. A Houston County record reveals that Day Lumber & Timber Company may have been operating in Houston County as early as 1926. A bill of sale notes that S. J. Shaver and W. C. Ingram sold timber to Day Lumber & Timber Company. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
| interpretation by: | |
| interpretation date: | |
| bibliography: | The Lumbermen?s Credit Rating Book, October 1934. Chicago: Lumbermen?s Credit Association, 1934. 29. Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol F: April 13, 1926, 196. |
