| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-39 |
| Corporate Name: | Fred Eastwood |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Fred Eastwood |
| Location: | La Fayette |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 |
| Town: | La Fayette |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 300 in 1905 |
| 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: | Three steam boilers and two engines,
| 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, two saws, two edgers, a resaw, a Hoyt planer, a log car, four log wagons, three road wagons |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | At Pittsburgh: St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), the Missouri, Kansas & Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The firm of Fred Eastwood appeared in the January 1905 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association and the 1907 listing. He may have bought out R. J. Freeman at La Fayette.
In 1907, Eastwood mortgaged with W. C. Barnwell, for $6,000, his sawmill property. This included 578 acres, three boilers, two engines, two saws, two edgers, a resaw, a Hoyt planer, a log car, four log wagons, three road wagons, etc. The location of the sawmill was not identified. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |