| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-117 |
| Corporate Name: | Ray & Ray |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Ray & Ray |
| Location: | Hughes Springs or Hughes |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1900 to 1906 |
| Town: | Hughes Springs or Hughes |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 317 in 1905 |
| 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: | 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: | Missouri, Kansas & Texas |
| Historicial Development: | Ray & Ray had sawmills at Hughes Springs (Hughes)and Jaybart in Cass County in 1905, according to thee Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 rating. The company ran a regular sawmill town, complete with a boarding house. The nine Ray brothers formed the nucleus of the company baseball team. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |