| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-111 |
| Corporate Name: | Seago Box Manufacturing Co. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Hoover Brothers. Hoover-Seago. Colonel Eli M. Seago. Alvin K. Seago. Seago Box Manufacturing Co. |
| Location: | On the Seago Crossing of Big Sandy Creek across from Chilton
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| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 55 years |
| Start Year: | 1849 |
| End Year: | 1903 |
| Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859,1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909, |
| Period of Operation: | Hoover, 1849 to 1866. E. M. Seago, 1866 to about 1880. Alvin K. Seago, 1880 to about 1903. Seago Box Mfg Co., 1903 to ??? |
| Town: | Near Chilton |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, flour, cornmeal
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Water
| 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, grist mill, and flour mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Hoover Brothers mill (also known as the Hoover-Seago mill, according to a Texas Big Sandy Project map), was located in Upshur County in 1854 just across the Big Sandy Creek from Chilton on the Seago Crossing. The water-powered mill was established as early as 1848 or 1849. This sawmill and grist mill operation, enumerated as “Hoever and Hoever” during the 1860 census, was d a capital investment of $4,000, with $1,000 invested in the sawmill and $3,000 in the grist mill. Raw materials included $250 worth of logs, $7,800 worth of corn and $2,600 worth of wheat. Two men were employed in the sawmill at a total monthly wage of $40 and one man in the grist mill at $20 monthly. The operation manufactured 300,000 feet of lumber valued at $3,000, and milled 7,800 bushels of cornmeal valued at $7,800 and 520 bushels of flour worth $2,860.
By 1866, Colonel Eli M. Seago controlled the sawmill as an adjunct to his store. He was succeeded by Alvin Seago no later than 1880. In 1903, the operation was known as the Seago Box Manufacturing Co. A mechanic lien filed against Seago Box Manufacturing company that year revealed that it was located about three miles from Big Sandy on the south side of Big Sandy Creek.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |