Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	SH-72
Corporate Name:	S. F. Jordan Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	S. F. Jordan Lumber Company: Spart Jordan
Location:	Duff, one mile north of Neuville on Sam Stanley land
County:	Shelby
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1906
End Year:	1907
Decades:	1900-1909
Period of Operation:	1906 to 1907
Town:	Duff
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber, sap crossties Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill, 9-inch by 12-inch Atlas steam engine, a 10-inch by 12-inch Atlas boiler, lumber buggies, a cutoff saw, a Curtis 30-inch 2-saw edger, and a Curtis swing saw
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe
Historicial Development:	S. F. Jordan operated a sawmill at Duff, a mile north of Neuville, at least during the years of 1906 and 1907. It may have been the old Garrison & Wragg mill which had been operating a mile to the north in 1904. His equipment included a 9-inch by 12-inch Atlas steam engine, a 10-inch by 12-inch Atlas boiler, lumber buggies, a cutoff saw, a Curtis 30-inch 2-saw edger, and a Curtis swing saw. In 1910, living at residence 200, in Precinct 2, Neuville, the Census lists him as a “sawmiller.” According to maps at Stephen F. Austin State University's East Texas Research Center, the Shelby community of Duff is located next to the tracks of the Gulf Beaumont & Great Northern (Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe), north of McFarland, south about four miles from Neuville, and one-half mile west of Highway 2140.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-29-96
Prepared By:	M Johnson