Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	PA-136
Corporate Name:	Southern Trees Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Southern Trees Lumber Company with George H. Jones and Ludwell Easley. Bud Thompkins.
Location:	On Carol Chadwick farm, four miles south of Carthage
County:	Panola
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1940
End Year:	1941
Decades:	1940-1949
Period of Operation:	1940 to 1941
Town:	South of Carthage
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Rough and dressed lumber Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and planing mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Historicial Development:	Bud Thompkins sold a sawmill outfit to G. H. Jones, according to Panola County records, in 1940. It was located on Carol Chadwick's farm, south of Carthage. Equipment sold included the sawmill, the steam engine (but not the boiler or carriage cable), belts, pulleys, an edger, a cut-off saw, dust chains, two saws, and other items. In April, 1941, George H. Jones and Ludwell Easley either bought equipment or mortgaged equipment from Albert P. Garland, a lumberman with offices at Shreveport. The sum was $1,631.75, and the equipment, located on Chadwick's farm, included the complete sawmill (except boiler and carriage and cable) and a planing mill. By August, 1941, Jones and Easley had formed the Southern Trees Lumber Company, which mortgaged for a complete planing mill rig with Woodward, Wright & Co of Louisiana in the sum of $1563.80.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-08-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson