| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-30 |
| Corporate Name: | Jenkins Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Jenkins Lumber Company with Don Elliott, Laurence Metcalfe, J. Hub Hill, and D. Davidson. |
| Location: | Huntington: Highway 69 and FM 1475 |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1946 |
| End Year: | 1950 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | Before 1946 to 1950s |
| Town: | Huntington |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine 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: | 30000 |
| Capacity Comments: | 30,000 on sawmill and 30,000 on planing mill |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | The Jacksonville Journal noted in 1947 that Jenkins Lumber Company at Huntington had been bought the previous year by Don Elliott, Laurence Metcalfe, J. Hub Hill, and D. Davidson from Vance K. Jenkins, of Hughes Springs. The medium sized plant could cut 30,000 feet daily on both the planing mill and the sawmill each. The cut was supplemented with that of eight contract mills.
Elliott served as general manager, Metcalfe as assistant general manager, and they were assisted by J. Hub Hill and D. Davidson, their partners. The office manager and bookkeeper was H. G. S. Killern. The woods crew and the mill force used 175 to 200 workers. The mill owned twelve to fifteen million standing feet of stumpage for harvest.
The mill was not reported in Samson's 1957 directory of East Texas sawmills. Only the Mattox sawmill at Huntington was listed that year. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 12-04-95 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |