| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-10 |
| Corporate Name: | T. W. Jeans & Son |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Tom and Will Jeans & Son |
| Location: | Rush, five miles south of Bronson and west of tracks |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1910 |
| Town: | Rush |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber and ginned cotton, and general store
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 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: | 40000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet daily in 1904, 40,000 feet in 1906 |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Saw and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf Beaumont & Kansas City (Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe) |
| Historicial Development: | The Jeans (also spelled “Jeanes”) Brothers had a sawmill and family general store at Bronson, earlier known as Swannville, adjacent to the tracks. They also had a sawmill about four miles south, which was in the area later known as Rush. The Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 states the family had mills at Swannville and Bronson.
The Beaumont Enterprise, in April 1905, confirms the Jeans' Rush mill, noting until a new post office would be established at Rush, all postal service for Rush's inhabitants would be handled at the Pineland office. The Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported the mill was producing 40,000 feet daily in 1906 but lists the mill in error at Bronson. The Reference Book edition of 1907 still carries no listings for Rush, but does note the T. W Jeans & Son sawmill at Bronson.
The T. W. Jeanes & Son firm was taxed by the county from 1907 to 1910.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 12-05-95 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |