Sawmill
 

C. J. Robertson and Roy McDonald

 

Location: Turtle Bayou, east of Wallisville
Chambers County Texas

  Corporate Name: C. J. Robertson and Roy McDonald
Local Name:
Owner/Company Affiliation: Charles Robertson and Roy McDonald.
Location: Turtle Bayou, east of Wallisville
County: Chambers
Comment on Periods of Operation: 1916 to 1934
Capacity Comments: 60,000 feet daily
Type of Mill: Lumber
Power Source: Steam
Equipment: Sawmill
Mill Pond: ?
City/Town: Turtle Bayou
Company Town?: Yes
Size of Company Town at Peak: Unknown
Associated Railroads: None
Historical Development: C. J. Robertson and Roy McDonald bought salvageable equipment and material from the C. R. Cummings mill at Wallisville, which had been destroyed in the great storm of 1915. With it, they built a sawmill on Turtle Bayou capable of cutting 60,000 board feet daily in order to harvest thirty million feet of short leaf pine located on the Trinity River. It was listed in the The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934.
Comments:
Data Sheet: J. Gerland, M Johnson
Date Prepared: JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 04-02-96
Bibliography: The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book, October 1934. Chicago: Lumbermen's Credit Association, 1934. 14, 24. The Gulf Coast Lumberman. January 1, 1916. (Anahuac) Progress. January 14, 1916.
Alpha: CH
Number: 3
Years of Operation: Start: 1916
Years of Operation: End: 1934
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Years of Operation: Decades: 1910-1919
Capacity: 60000: 1934
Company Owned Tram?:
Mill Type : na
Power : Steam
Production : Rough Lumber
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