Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: HO-34
Corporate Name: Ed Wilcox
Local Name:
Owner Name: Ed Wilcox. W. T. Craig.
Location: Belott, in the Whitehead settlement, eleven miles east of Crockett
County: Houston
Years in Operation: 1 year
Start Year: 1932
End Year: 1932
Decades: 1930-1939
Period of Operation: 1932
Town: Belott, east of Crockett
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Shingles and cornmeal
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: Unknown
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: Unknown
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Shingle mill and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: International & Great Northern (Missouri Pacific)
Historicial Development: W. T. Craig had a grist mill and shingle mill at Belott in 1932, according to public records. In that year he sold it to Ed Wilcox for $100.
Research Date: MCJ 02-20-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson