| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-59 |
| Corporate Name: | J. S. Webb Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. S. Webb Lumber Company |
| Location: | Geneva |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 15 years |
| Start Year: | 1944 |
| End Year: | 1958 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1944 to 1958 |
| Town: | Geneva |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood, pine.
 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: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | W. Hall told Vernon Beasley about the “Johnny Webb” circular sawmill located at Geneva during the 1940s. The J. S. Webb Lumber Company at Geneva was listed in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas and in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958. The latter noted that the portable sawmill plant had been established in 1944. It manufactured pine and hardwood lumber with less than twenty-five employees. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |