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Kennard Lumber Company, Inc. (HO-85)
| sawmill id: | 10823 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-85 |
| corporate name: | Kennard Lumber Company, Inc. |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Kennard Lumber Company, Inc. Ray or Mack Steed (1987). Steed Brothers Lumber Company. |
| location: | Kennard |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 31 |
| start year: | 1957 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1987 |
| (qual) | |
| decades: | 1980-1989 |
| period of operation: | 1957 to 1987 |
| town: | Kennard |
| company town: | No |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Pine lumber into pallet lumber and rough siding |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | Yes |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | Yes |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Electric |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | Yes |
| other: | |
| unknown: | |
| 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: | Yes |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | Unknown |
| historical development: | Steed Brothers Lumber Company had been milling at Kennard since at least 1957 with an all-electric sawmill and planer. Steed Bros advertised itself for sale in Southern Lumberman in 1967. It was listed as the Kennard Lumber Company, Inc. in the 1987 Forest Products Industries in Texas. |
| research date: | MCJ 2-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | 1987 Directory of Forest Products Industries In Texas. Circular 275. Lufkin: Texas Forest Products Laboratory, July 1987. 26. Southern Lumberman. July 1, 1967. 55. Nelson T. Samson. Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas 1966. Austin, Texas: Bureau of Business Research, University of Texas, 1966. 30. Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960. Bureau of Business Research. Austin, Texas: University of Texas, 1957. 128. |
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