| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-134 |
| Corporate Name: | J W Doster & J T Harris |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J W Doster & J T Harris |
| Location: | About five miles west of Center |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1909 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1909 |
| Town: | West of Center |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 859 in 1905; 4000 in 1928; 2510 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: | A Curtis Dixie sawmill, an edger, a trimmer, a saw gunner, a bull edger, a log car, a sawdust rig, and boiler and steam engine. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | In 1905, the Houston East & West Texas at Tenaha; later the Gulf Coast & Santa Fe at Center |
| Historicial Development: | Both J W Doster and J T Harris are earlier recorded as sawmillers in Shelby County. They operated two mills four to five miles west of Center.
In 1909, Doster & Harris mortgaged to T. J. Reed for $1000 a Curtis Dixie sawmill, an edger, a trimmer, a saw gunner, a bull edger, a log car, a sawdust rig, and boiler and steam engine. In 1910, Doster was listed as a sawmiller living at Precinct 1, residence 239. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-01-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |