| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-43 |
| Corporate Name: | A. J. Cariker |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | A. J. Cariker |
| Location: | Buckshot Road and Crostley creek, south of Douglass and west of 225 |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1928 |
| End Year: | 1928 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1928 |
| Town: | West of Nacogdoches and south of Douglass |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Shortleaf yellow pine lumber and hardwoods; timbers
 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: | 35000: 1928 |
| Capacity Comments: | 35,000 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: | In 1928, circular sawmill, planing mill with edgers and trimmers and dry kilns |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Southern Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | A. J. Cariker appeared in the 1928 edition of Southern Lumberman's Directory of American Saw Mills and Planing Mill at Cushing. Cariker owned and directed the operations of a dozen mills in Nacogdoches County at this time. A standard pattern, only excepted by the regular Cariker mill at Nacogdoches, was to lease standing timber from the owners, contract to erect a sawmill and cut the timber within a specific period of time. This sawmill, located in the western part of the county at Buckshot Road and Crostley creek, south of Douglas and west of Highway 225, was a typical example of Cariker's sawmilling philosophy. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |