| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SJ-18 |
| Corporate Name: | Evans Lumber Co. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Evans Lumber Co. C. M. Yates. |
| Location: | The J. C. Hogue pasture near Coldspring |
| County: | San Jacinto |
| Years in Operation: | 15 years |
| Start Year: | 1944 |
| End Year: | 1958 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1944 to about 1958 |
| Town: | Coldspring |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Diesel and gasoline
| 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: | Portable sawmill with carriage, edger, trimmer, and cutoff saw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The W. P. Evans Lumber Co. of Coldspring was the forerunner of the Evans Lumber Co. there. In 1944, W. P. Evans Lumber mortgaged to the Peoples Bank of Shepherd a Red Seal diesel engine, a portable sawmill with a carriage, edger, and cutoff saw, and a 1937 Buick motor. The mill had been from C. M. Yates on May 20, 1944. Yates had been sawing the year before in Timpson, where he had bought the sawmill outfit.
The Evans Lumber Co appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas and in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1956-1958. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |