Howard Lumber Company
Howard Lumber Company appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. According to the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958, the company was established in 1950 by J. M. Howard.
In 1969, this small sawmill was wrecked by a tornado. Milton Howard, the owner, advertised for sale a S. A. Woods 15-omcj planer machine #24 with a fan, an overhead line drive, extra side heads, and knives for $1,500.
This may be the Howard Lumber Company four miles east of Conroe sold to F. L. Howard by by E. L Thomason and Mrs. J. W. Thomason, a widow, in 1945.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
MO
Owner Name
Howard Lumber Company. Milton Howard.
Location
Route 3 Box 155 at Conroe
County
Montgomery
Years in Operation:
20
Start Year:
1950
End Year:
1969
Decades:
1950-1959,1960-1969
Period of Operation:
1950 to 1969
Town:
Conroe
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
7,298 in 1950
Mill Pond:
2