| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-163 |
| Corporate Name: | A. J. Wood |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. R. Wood. A. J. Wood. Castle & Phillips. |
| Location: | (Big Sandy) Ferguson's Switch: MP and Cotton Belt (St. Louis Southwestern) tracks |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 31 years |
| Start Year: | 1893 |
| End Year: | 1923 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1893 to 1923 |
| Town: | Gladewater (Big Sandy) |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 259 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and shingles
 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: | 20000: 1893 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily in 1893 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Saw and shingle mill. 1923: Huntsville steam engine and boiler, all the machinery, including belts and pulleys, four horses, two mules, one 8-wheel wagon, and one 4-wheel wagon |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific (Missouri Pacific) |
| Historicial Development: | J. R. Wood was listed at Gladewater in 1893 as cutting 20,000 feet daily in 1893, and again as a sawmiller in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association credit ratings for 1905 and 1907. This may be the same J. R. Wood who was sawmilling at Big Sandy in Upshur County in 1907. According to county deed of trust records, J. R. Wood sold the mill to A. J. Wood after it had been operated by Castle & Phillips. The record of 1923 reveals that equipment and animals included one Huntsville steam engine and boiler, all the machinery, including belts and pulleys, four horses, two mules, one 8-wheel wagon, and one 4-wheel wagon. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |