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J. M. Jordan (HO-68)
| sawmill id: | 10806 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-68 |
| corporate name: | J. M. Jordan |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | J. M. Jordan |
| location: | One and a half miles west of Lovelady |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 8 |
| start year: | 1899 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1906 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1900-1909 |
| period of operation: | 1899 to 1906 |
| town: | West of Lovelady |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | 700 in 1907 |
| mill pond: | |
| type of mill: | Lumber and cornmeal |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | Yes |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Steam |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | |
| maximum capacity: | 10000: 1906 |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | 10,000 feet daily. |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | Yes |
| equipment: | Sawmill and grist mill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | International and Great Northern (Missouri Pacific) |
| historical development: | The Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported in September, 1906, that J. M. Jordan was cutting 10,000 feet of lumber daily at Lovelady. It is not certain if this is the same John Jordan who was reported to have a sawmill the year before at Creek. Bill of Sale records from Houston County reveal that J. M. Jordan had a second-hand sawmill outfit that he sold to G. A. Delaney in 1900. In 1905, Jordan contracted with J. C. Hill Lumber Company of Houston to provide it the cut of both his sawmill and planing mill, one and a half miles west of Lovelady, for one year. |
| research date: | JKG 8-23-93, MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | This Jordan may be the John Jordan of the same county and operating a sawmill at Creek. |
| interpretation by: | M. Johnson |
| interpretation date: | MCJ 02-21-96 |
| bibliography: | ?Lumber Mills of Texas.? Southern Industrial and Lumber Review. September 6, 1906. 27-29. Reference Book of the Lumbermen?s Credit Association, January 1905. Chicago: Lumbermen?s Credit Association, 1905. 13. Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol E: February 1, 1900, 32. August 18, 1905, 91. |
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