| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-26 |
| Corporate Name: | Willis G. Brown Manufacturing Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Willis G. Brown Manufacturing Company |
| Location: | Jacksonville on Frankston Highway |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 51 years |
| Start Year: | 1938 |
| End Year: | 1988 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989 |
| Period of Operation: | 1938 to 1988 |
| Town: | Jacksonville |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | 8,067 in 1950 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | 1966: Shipping pallets and warehouse pallets.
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam, electric
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
 Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 1966: several hundred pallets daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 1941: Concentration yard for portable sawmills. By 1950: a pallet mill with various kinds of saws and planers. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | W. G. Brown Company at Jacksonville was founded in 1940 as a concentration yard for the products of local portable sawmills. Within a few years, the yard was turned into a mill for manufacturing pallets and collapsible crates. By 1966, Brown employed seventy-five workers at an annual payroll in excess of $250,000. The Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958 reported that the company was established in 1938. It was listed in 1987 in the Forest Products Industries in Texas.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-24-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |