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Lovelady Lumber Company (HO-98)
| sawmill id: | 10836 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-98 |
| corporate name: | Lovelady Lumber Company |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | Lovelady Lumber Company. A. B. Wallace and J. D. Clark. A. B. Wallace and M. E. Davidson. W. H. Phillips. |
| location: | Lovelady |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 11 |
| start year: | 1947 |
| (qual) | |
| end year: | 1957 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1940-1949 1950-1959 |
| period of operation: | 1947 to 1957 |
| town: | Lovelady |
| 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: | Continental PU and Buda PU in 1947 |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | Yes |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | |
| maximum capacity: | |
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| 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: | M. E. Davidson and A. B. Wallace each bought an one-half interest from W. H. Phillips in the Lovelady Lumber Company, located at Lovelady, in 1947, according a bill of sale. Property transferred included a a Cunningham sawmill, four horses and mules, a planer-matcher, two power units, a trimmer, a blower, two cutoff saws, a planer and planer shed, three rubber-tired wagons, and five trucks and log trailers. In 1948, M. E. Davidson sold out his half to J. D. Clark for $100 and other considerations. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| bibliography: | Houston County Bill of Sale Records. Vol F: July 19, 1947, 451-456. Vol 1: July 26, 1948, 9. Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958. Bureau of Business Research. Austin, Texas: University of Texas, 1957. 120. |
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