Barrett & Cline Lumber Company
The American Lumberman reported that Barrett & Cline intended to construct a mill and tram roads on its property in Walker County. It was listed in a 1905 credit-rating journal. The Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that the daily cut in 1906 was 10,000 feet. It was listed in the 1907 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. The 1911 Texas Almanac Map of Railroads details that a switch of Barrett's is located in Walker County on the International & Great Northern.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
WK
Owner Name
Barrett & Cline Lumber Company. C. G. Barrett and Brazil D. Cline.
Location
Barrett's Switch, one mile south of Phelps
County
Walker
Years in Operation:
15
Start Year:
1905
End Year:
1919
Decades:
1900-1909,1910-1919
Period of Operation:
About 1905 to 1919
Town:
Barrett's Switch
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
67 in 1905
Mill Pond:
2