M. R. Talley
M. R. Talley's sawmill at Conroe, the entry listing for Grand Lake, appeared in the January 1905 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. On April 25, 1905, M. R. Talley agreed to sell entire cut of his sawmill and planing mill to J. C. Hill Lumber Company of Houston. Hill would advance $5 per K-ft to Talley to retain right to sell in less than carload-lots to local trade. Prices ranged from $9 to $13.50. Contract would be in force for one year from April 25, 1905. Talley was producing 15,000 feet daily in 1906.
The mill was still listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
MO
Owner Name
Monroe R. Talley
Location
On the International & Great Northern at Grand Lake, seven miles south of Conroe
County
Montgomery
Years in Operation:
5
Start Year:
1903
End Year:
1907
Decades:
1900-1909
Period of Operation:
About 1903 to 1907
Town:
Grand Lake
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
1009 in 1905
Mill Pond:
2