| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-31 |
| Corporate Name: | Davis Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. H. Davenport, manager and filer. The owner may have been A. E. Davis. |
| Location: | Eight miles northeast of Bronson on the Gulf Coast & Santa Fe |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 |
| Town: | Eight miles northeast of Bronson |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 12 tenant houses |
| 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: 40 horsepower
| 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: | 25000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet of lumber 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: | Gulf Coast & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | According to a Bronson newspaper, in September 1906, the mill shipped fifty-three cars of lumber, cutting at 25,000 feet daily for 600,000 for the month. Forty teams were required to haul the cut to the railroad. Seventy men, with a monthly payroll of $3,500, were required to run operations. The commissary carried a stock worth $7,400, and the company had built twelve tenant houses.
This may have been an A. E. Davis mill who also would later buy the Cotton mill at Birdwell's Switch.
Mill management included W. H. Davenport, foreman and filer; Otto Davis, sawyer; L. Roberts, team boss; Wallace Clark, woods foreman; and Dr. Giles Smith, physician.
The Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907 did not note this mill among its three listings. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |