| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AN-28 |
| Corporate Name: | Williams and Bandy |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Williams and Bandy |
| Location: | Frankston |
| County: | Anderson |
| Years in Operation: | 22 years |
| Start Year: | 1920 |
| End Year: | 1941 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949 |
| Period of Operation: | 1920s until early 1940s |
| Town: | Huntington |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1500 in 1930s |
| 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: | Gasoline
| 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: | 7000 |
| Capacity Comments: | 7,000 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Portable circular sawmill with planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & New Orleans |
| Historicial Development: | M. Cooper recalled for Vernon L. Beasley that an operation known as Williams & Bandy operated at various times from Frankston, in Anderson County. Machinery included a gasoline-powered portable circular sawmill and a planer. The operation went to New Mexico to cut lumber in 1938 and 1939, then relocated to Frankston again. It closed in 1941. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |