| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-166 |
| Corporate Name: | Lark Carrington |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Lark Carrington. L. A. Latch and C. J. Chronister |
| Location: | Latch: Latch Road and FM 2793 |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 8 years |
| Start Year: | 1893 |
| End Year: | 1900 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1893 to 1900 |
| Town: | Northeast of Shady Grove |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| 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: | Atlas 12-inch by 14-inch steam engine, 42-inch by 14-foot boiler of 40-horsepower, an 11-inch by 18-inch 35-horsepower steam engine, a steam pump, an 28-foot steamboat boiler
| 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: | Sawmill, a 42-inch by 14-foot boiler of 40-horsepower, an 11-inch by 18-inch 35-horsepower steam engine, a steam pump, a 3-saw Kentucky gang edger, a Hoyt Bros No. 14 planer with an and 28-foot steamboat boiler, eight horses and mules, twenty-six work ox |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), the Missouri, Kansas & Texas |
| Historicial Development: | L. A. Latch was cutting 20,000 feet daily at Big Sandy in 1893, according to a Galveston newspaper. The Latch mill was located some miles northeast of Shady Grove during the 1890s and early 1900s. Lark Carrington operated the complex after Latch.
Latch was partners with C. J. Chronister during the 1890s. He gave a deed of trust to Chronister on 26 August 1895. Equipment transferred included the sawmill, a 42-inch by 14-foot boiler of 40-horsepower, an 11-inch by 18-inch 35-horsepower steam engine, a steam pump, a 3-saw Kentucky gang edger, a Hoyt Bros No. 14 planer with an Atlas 12-inch by 14-inch steam engine and 28-foot steamboat boiler, eight horses and mules, twenty-six work oxen, two Espenschied wagons, and fifty hogs.
The boiler and engine were manufactured by the state penitentiary at Huntsville.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |