| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NE-5 |
| Corporate Name: | J. W. Fleming |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. W. Fleming, Thad Howard, and Charles A. Mixon of Kirbyville. |
| Location: | Howard's Switch, about five miles north of Bleakwood, on highway 87 |
| County: | Newton |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 to 1910 |
| Town: | Howard's Switch |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 750 |
| 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: | 50000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | About 50,000 feet daily |
| 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: | Orange and Northwestern |
| Historicial Development: | Secondary sources say that Thad Howard and Charles A. Mixon built the Howard's Switch sawmill about 1906. The mill did not appear in the January 1907 published records of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. The 1910 U.S. Census records for Newton County, researched by W.T. Block of Nederland. The Census of 1910 revealed that J. W. Fleming was the sawmill owner, and that Howard and Mixon were the sawmill superintendent and foreman, respectively. The employees lived in residences 40 to 150, Precinct I, Newton County. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 12-08-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |