| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LE-23 |
| Corporate Name: | T.O. Sutton and Sons Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | T.O. Sutton and Sons, based in Leon County, with another mill at Colmesneil, Tyler County. |
| Location: | Centerville |
| County: | Leon |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 to at least 1934 |
| Town: | Centerville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 388 in 1934; 961 in 1950 Census |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Yellow pine and hardwood lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
 Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | 1928: no listing |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific at Bobbins |
| Historicial Development: | The T.O. Sutton and Sons Lumber Company, based out of their Centerville, Leon County, mill, were listed as manufacturers of whole yellow pine lumber in 1934. The company dates to perhaps a decade before that. They also operated first a sawmill in 1928, then a planing mill at Colmesneil in 1934. The Suttons opened a sawmill community at Chireno, Nacogdoches County, in 1937, which closed in 1962. The family has an interest in the G & S Lumber Company sawmill at Nacogdoches currently. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 03-11-96
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| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |