| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-69 |
| Corporate Name: | Bill Sessions |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Bill Sessions. Brother of Homer Sessions. |
| Location: | Forest or Wells |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 16 years |
| Start Year: | 1910 |
| End Year: | 1925 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1910 to about 1925 |
| Town: | Forest |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| 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: | Steam
| 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 planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | Bill Sessions operated a sawmill at Forest about 1910. In 1936, he was operating a diesel-powered sawmill at Rusk. H. Sides and G. Burke told interviewer Vernon L. Beasley that he remembered Bill Sessions's sawmill at Wells (Forest) had a commissary. G. Burke remembered that Sessions provided tenant housing. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-24-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |