| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-113 |
| Corporate Name: | J. J. Harris Lumber Co. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. J. Harris |
| Location: | Sixteen miles southwest of Center |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1902 |
| End Year: | 1902 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1902 |
| Town: | Southwest of Center |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 859 in 1905; 4000 in 1928; 2510 in 1934 |
| 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: | Unknown
| 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: | 10000: 1902 |
| Capacity Comments: | 10,000 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | In 1905, the Houston East & West Texas at Tenaha; later the Gulf Coast & Santa Fe at Center |
| Historicial Development: | J. J. Harris mortgaged to the First national Bank of Timpson an undivided half interest in his sawmill at Precinct 6, some sixteen miles southwest of Center. Some time thereafter he opened a sawmill at Timpson. See J. J. Harris entry at Timpson. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |