| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-300 |
| Corporate Name: | Pryor & Son |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Pryor & Son. Robert E. Pryor, Robert E. Pryor II |
| Location: | Rusk |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1881 |
| End Year: | 1886 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1881 to 1886 |
| Town: | Rusk |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| 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: | Probably steam
| 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 (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | Pryor & Son was listed in a railroad directory as having a sawmill at Rusk in 1884. The owners were Robert Pryor and Robert Pryor II (1866-1932). The elder Pryor operated his first mill in the Rusk area. The county records note that he mortgaged to the Murray Iron Works in 1881 for an engine and a boiler. He and his son at one time owned four of them.
Cherokee County History notes that “Pryor sawed lumber for use in building the Texas State Penitentiary, Kansas & Gulf Short Line Railroad (Cotton Belt Railroad), and Rusk College.” |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-30-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |