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Interstate Lumber Company |
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Location: High Island
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| Corporate Name: Interstate Lumber Company Local Name: Owner/Company Affiliation: P. E. Parminter, E. D. Caruthers, W. A. Q. Miller. Interstate Lumber Company Location: High Island County: Chambers Comment on Periods of Operation: 1904 to about 1905 Capacity Comments: 75,000 feet of lumber daily Type of Mill: Lumber Power Source: Steam Equipment: Sawmill Mill Pond: ? City/Town: High Island Company Town?: ? Size of Company Town at Peak: Unknown Associated Railroads: Gulf & Interstate (leased by the Santa Fe) Historical Development: The Beaumont Journal noted this new mill of the Interstate Lumber Company at High Island was capable of 75,000 feet daily. Its superintendent, P. E. Parmenter (sometimes spelled Parminter), became the company's first mill superintendent at Odelia the following year, indicating the High Island mill was closed and moved to the Odelia location, which was bought by Nona Mills Company. Comments: Data Sheet: M. Johnson Date Prepared: MCJ 04-02-96 Bibliography: (Beaumont) Journal. October 30, 1904. Alpha: CH Number: 8 Years of Operation: Start: 1904 Years of Operation: End: 1905 Years of Operation: Number: Years of Operation: Decades: 1900-1909 Capacity: 75000: 1904 Company Owned Tram?: No Mill Type : na Power : Steam Production : Rough Lumber Commentary: Commentary Date: |
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