| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-108 |
| Corporate Name: | N. F. Ross |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | N. F. Ross |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| 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: | 20-horsepower Ajax steam engine mounted on a wheeled Cornish boiler
| 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: | No. 3 sawmill, a 60-inch solid-tooth saw, a 56-inch solid-tooth saw, an Ajax steam engine mounted on a wheeled Cornish boiler, a 20-foot saw carriage, blocks, a friction feed, chains, two lumber trucks, a crowbar, and a log turner. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas, Sabine Valley & Northwestern, became Texas & Gulf in 1905. |
| Historicial Development: | N. F. Ross ordered, in 1906, sawmill machinery from A. B. Farquahar Co, Ltd, of York, Pennsylvania, for $1137.70. The equipment included a No. 3 sawmill, a 60-inch solid-tooth saw, a 56-inch solid-tooth saw, an Ajax steam engine mounted on a wheeled Cornish boiler, a 20-foot saw carriage, blocks, a friction feed, chains, two lumber trucks, a crowbar, a log turner, and various other items. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |