Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-113 |
Corporate Name: | J. R. Phelps |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. R. Phelps |
Location: | Rebecca, near the Sabine County line |
County: | San Augustine |
Years in Operation: | 7 years |
Start Year: | 1900 |
End Year: | 1906 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1906 |
Town: | Rebecca |
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: | 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: | 12000: 1906 |
Capacity Comments: | 12,000 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: | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
Historicial Development: | Southern Industrial & Lumber Review reported that this mill was manufacturing 12,000 feet daily.
Shirley Lewis reported in an oral interview that a Phelps sawmill operated at Rebecca about 1900. |
Research Date: | JKG, 8-20-93 MCJ 02-19-96 |
Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |