| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-38 |
| Corporate Name: | Cravens Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | The Cravens Lumber Company of Dallas |
| Location: | Beckville, about nine miles northwest of Carthage on the Texas and Gulf RR |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1906 |
| Town: | Beckville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 606 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: | 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: | Texas & Gulf Railway |
| Historicial Development: | This company had a sawmill at or near Beckville in Panola County after 1900. It also had its major mill at Timpson (1904-1907) and another at Nacogdoches (1907). It was not listed as having a mill in Beckville in the 1907 edition. According to the Lumbermen's Credit Association, Craven Lumber Company of Dallas operated a planing mill at Beckville in January 1905. Panola County records document that it had a note on the Parrish sawmill, which was sold to J. B. Burns in July 1906. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |