| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-26 |
| Corporate Name: | C. E. Sanford & Son |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | C. E. Sanford & Son. Sanford & Morris. |
| Location: | Timpson |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 28 years |
| Start Year: | 1901 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1901 to 1928 |
| Town: | Timpson |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 978 in 1905; 7000 in 1928 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwoods; furniture and vehicle dimension stock, crossties and timbers
 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: | 12000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 12,000 feet daily in 1928 |
| 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, planing mill, edgers, trimmers, dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East and West Texas, Santa Fe, Timpson & Henderson |
| Historicial Development: | The earliest report of C. E. Sanford is found in the American Lumberman of 1901, reporting that fire had burned five of his dry kilns at a cost of $1,500. Morris & Sanford were operating the planing mill in 1905. Sanford & Son were operating a sawmill business and running a commissary at Timpson in 1928. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-15-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |