| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-100 |
| Corporate Name: | J. B. Algood |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. B. Algood |
| Location: | Timpson |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 15 years |
| Start Year: | 1894 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1894 to 1908 |
| Town: | Timpson |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine lumber and ties
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Ames steam engine and tubular boiler.
| 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas and the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | Algood's mill is first noticed in the Sabine City Chattel Mortgage Records when he mortgaged for a 20-foot saw carriage. On March 26, 1908, J. B. Algood mortgaged to the First National Bank of Timpson his “entire cut of my sawmill at present mill site.” On April 17, 1908, he mortgaged about 200,000 feet of pine lumber and ties. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |