Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: PA-152
Corporate Name: W. D. Heaton, Jr.
Local Name:
Owner Name: W. D. Heaton, Jr. Carthage Lumber Company with T. W. Walker, partner.
Location: On twenty acres of H. C. and Effie Williams in Geo. Goodwin survey
County: Panola
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1945
End Year: 1945
Decades: 1940-1949
Period of Operation: 1945
Town: Geo. Goodwin survey
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
Power Source: Steam
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill and dry kiln
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: W. D. Heaton, Jr., bought sawmill equipment and property from Carthage Lumber Company in 1945, according to Panola County records. Equipment included lumber sheds, tramways, and dry kilns. It did not included the planer shed or the boiler shed. Price was $1,000. Heaton had ninety days to removed property.
Research Date: MCJ 02-08-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson