| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-114 |
| Corporate Name: | Porter & Biggs |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | E. E. Porter & Biggs |
| Location: | Beckville, nine miles northwest of Carthage |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1908 |
| Town: | Beckville, northwest of Carthage |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 606 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Finished lumber and shingles
 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: | Planing mill and shingle mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & Gulf at Beckville. |
| Historicial Development: | Panola County records reveal that E. E. Porter owned a planing mill in 1900. He had a credit rating of “slow pay” up to $2000. He was listed in the 1907 edition. Porter apparently brought Biggs, from Pruitt & Biggs, into his operation in 1908. In that year, they obtained a mortgage from Torrans Manufacturing Company for the planing mill for $615.
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| Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson, J Gerland |