Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-43 |
Corporate Name: | E. P. Ross |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | E. P. Ross |
Location: | Carthage |
County: | Panola |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1905 |
End Year: | 1905 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1905 |
Town: | Carthage |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 956 in 1905 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough lumber.
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | Probably 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 only |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas & Gulf |
Historicial Development: | The E.P. Ross sawmill at Carthage appeared in the January 1905 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association and the 1907 edition. E. P. Ross may have had some connection with Ross Brothers of Carthage who ran a mill there the same year. |
Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 02-08-96 |
Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |