Commercial Lumber Company
The Commercial Lumber Company at San Augustine appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. In 1958, it mortgaged its sawmill and planing mill equipment for $11,500. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 reported that the company had been founded in 1955 with Thomas Castle as president.
Kennard Lumber Company, of Kennard, Houston County, sold four GMC and Chevrolet trucks and tractors and four log trailers for $6,889 to Commercial Lumber Company on 3 January 1958.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SA
Owner Name
Commercial Lumber Company with Thomas Castle
Location
San Augustine
County
San Augustine
Years in Operation:
4
Start Year:
1955
End Year:
1958
Decades:
1950-1959
Period of Operation:
1955 to 1958
Town:
San Augustine
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
2,510 in 1950
Mill Pond:
2