| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-249 |
| Corporate Name: | Walter W. Traylor |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Oliver Traylor, son Elijah Traylor, and grandson Walter W. Traylor |
| Location: | Rusk |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1934 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1934 |
| Town: | Rusk |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 846 in 1907; 4,000 in 1928; 3859 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St Louis Southwestern; Texas State; Southern Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | W. W. Traylor had a sawmill at Rusk in 1934 reported the The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book. That simple report does not reflect the family history of the Traylor's and East Texas sawmilling. Oliver and son Elijah Traylor freighted wagons and owned portable sawmills. The coming of the railroads put the freighting out of business, but the need for lumber increased. So did the Traylor sawmilling, from the Neches River to Rusk. Eventually, Walter, Oliver's grandson, reflected the stability of later times, as he owned, for a time, a sawmill in Rusk. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |