| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-39 |
| Corporate Name: | Chambers Lumber Co., Inc. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Chambers Lumber Co., Inc. |
| Location: | Center |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 12 years |
| Start Year: | 1957 |
| End Year: | 1968 |
| Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | From about 1957 to 1968 |
| Town: | Center |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 4,323 in Census of 1950 |
| 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: | Gasoline
| 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: | Portable sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Chambers Lumber Co., Inc., of Pineland, operated a portable sawmill operation in Sabine and Shelby counties. The IRS filed a lien against the “Chambers Sawmill Company, Inc.,” at Box 67, Pineland, Texas, in July 1968, for $5,356. Drayton Speights told Vernon L. Beasley that he could remember the sawmill operating as early as 1957 in areas such as Milam and Pineland. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |