The name of the Willow Lumber Company at Willow, Texas, appeared on a membership listing of the Yellow Pine Manufacturers Association, of 1908. In September, 1908, the Willow Lumber Company sued Miller-Vidor Lumber Company for alienating the Willow Lumber work force and secured the work force for itself. It asked $15,500 in damages.
The Willow Lumber Company, according to the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review of January 1909, gave notice that it was expanding with auxiliary machinery the cutting capacity of the mills at Willow and Tomball from 35,000-feet to 60,000-feet daily cuts. Additionally, the Empire Timber & Lumber Company of Beaumont, leased the Willow mill until January 1, 1910, with the possibility of buying it outright.