| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AN-77 |
| Corporate Name: | W. J. Franklin Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. J. Franklin Lumber Company |
| Location: | Neches, four miles from the Neches River and eleven miles northwest of Palestine |
| County: | Anderson |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1934 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1934
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| Town: | Neches |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 261 in 1905. 1000 in 1928. 325 in 1934. 660 in 1946. |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Manufactured and retail 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: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and lumber yard |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern in 1872 |
| Historicial Development: | The W. J. Franklin Lumber Company was noted in the 1934 The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book as having a sawmill at Neches, in Anderson County.
It later had a mill about fifteen miles from Corrigan. Franklin Lumber may have bought either Wherry Brothers or Weaver Brothers & Thompson, neither operation surviving the Great Depression in its Neches' location. 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. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |