| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-27 |
| Corporate Name: | Clabe Byley |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Clabe Byley |
| Location: | Swansville, just north of Bronson |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 21 years |
| Start Year: | 1910 |
| End Year: | 1930 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | Late 1910s to 1930s |
| Town: | Swansville |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, ties, cotton, cornmeal
| 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: | |
| 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: | Sawmill, tie mill, cotton gin, and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | T. L. Bobbitt, in an oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, recalled that Clabe Byley operated a steam-powered, multi-milling facility at Swansville. Located twelve miles south of San Augustine and near the Sabine County line, the sawmill town had a commissary and tenant houses. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |