| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AN-46 |
| Corporate Name: | L. G. Suggs |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | L. G. Suggs |
| Location: | Neches, four miles from the Neches River and eleven miles northwest of Palestine |
| County: | Anderson |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Neches. District 7 in Census. |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and dressed Lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 25- horsepower steam engine
| 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: | 1,500,000 board feet |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill with two circular saws and a planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern in 1872 |
| Historicial Development: | The mill of Laban G. Suggs operated for six months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. It was valued at $3,000, and Suggs paid from $1.00 to $2.00 per day each to twenty employees for a ten-hour shift. Pay varied from $1.00 to $2.00 daily for unskilled and skilled labor. He paid $2,250 total in wages. The plant cut 1,500,000 board feet from $4,600 in supplies and sawlogs for a gross value of $10,000. Suggs did his own logging. The Northwestern Lumberman reported that he also had a planing mill in 1880, and located his facility at Neches. Suggs did his logging in the “neighborhood.”
Webb noted that the International & Great Northern created a stop in Anderson County about four miles from the Neches River. The stop was named after the river.
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| Research Date: | JKG 12-1-93, MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |