| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-68 |
| Corporate Name: | Joe Elder Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Joe Elder Lumber Company |
| Location: | Two miles north of Hemphill on Highway 87 |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1940 |
| End Year: | 1940 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1940 |
| Town: | North of Hemphill |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Hardwood lumber for furniture factories as well as ties
 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: | 10000: 1940 |
| Capacity Comments: | 10,000 feet daily |
| 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
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| Historicial Development: | W. T. Block's oral interview with Drayton Speights, of Hemphill, Texas, revealed that the Joe Elder Lumber Company operated a 56-inch circular sawmill in Sabine County. The hardwood mill had about a ten thousand-feet capacity. It cut hardwood lumber for furniture as well as crossties. A later interview of Speights with Vernon L. Beasley generated the information that Elder later moved to Louisiana. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |