Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-105 |
Corporate Name: | Mitchell & Jeter |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. L. Mitchell and G. N. Jeter |
Location: | Sawmill at Smitherman mill and planing mill at Carthage |
County: | Panola |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1907 |
End Year: | 1908 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1907 to 1908 |
Town: | In the area of Carthage |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Rough and finished 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 and planing mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas, Sabine Valley & Northwestern, became Texas & Gulf in 1905 |
Historicial Development: | The firm of J. L. Mitchell and G. N. Jeter, according to Panola County records, mortgaged, on October 18, 1907, with Mrs. Lillie S. Jones, for a planing mill machinery, to wit: a No. 29 L. A. Woods double surfacer and matcher for $600. A record dated May 19, 1908, reveals that the planing mill was located at Carthage and the sawmill at Smitherman's mill, which was about eight miles from Carthage. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-08-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |