Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	SB-70
Corporate Name:	Jones-Gandy Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Jones-Gandy Lumber Company. Originally, J. J. Jones and R. W. Lowe; after Lowe sold out to Philip and H. L. Gandy, then Jones-Gandy Lumber Company. J. J. Jones may be Jess Jones.
Location:	On Bull Creek, along Highway 94, near Hemphill
County:	Sabine
Years in Operation:	6 years
Start Year:	1945
End Year:	1950
Decades:	1940-1949,1950-1959
Period of Operation:	1945 to 1950
Town:	Near Hemphill
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
Power Source:	Unknown Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	W. T. Block's oral interview with Drayton Speights, of Hemphill, Texas, revealed that a Jones-Gandy sawmill existed in Sabine County from 1945 to 1950. Originally, the company was founded with J. J. Jones and R. W. Lowe, of Hemphill, as partners. R. W. Lowe sold his share to Philip Gandy and H. L. Gandy. The owners sawed tie mills at three separate locations in Sabine County. They had cut out their timber by 1950. The Jones-Gandy Lumber Company is probably the Jess Jones sawmill of which Mrs. Arbie McGraw informed Vernon L. Beasley. She recalled that it was on Bull Creek along Highway 94, near Hemphill. Mrs. Ona Jones, wife of Jesse, told Vernon L. Beasley that the Jones sawmill was located at Milam on Highway 87 and that it move around.
Research Date:	MCJ 02-13-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson