| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-98 |
| Corporate Name: | W. R. Pickering Lumber Company near Milam |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. R. Pickering Lumber Company near Milam |
| Location: | Near Milam |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1920 |
| End Year: | 1920 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1920s |
| Town: | Near Milam |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Logging Camp
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
 Other |
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| Power Source: | Animals and 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: | Logging equipment. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Pickering tram |
| Historicial Development: | In an oral interview with Vernon L. Beasley, Mrs. Dixie Sparks recalled that Pickering Lumber Company had a logging front based at Milam during the 1920s. It would have been linked with the Pickering mill at Haslam, close to the Sabine River in Shelby County, by the Pickering logging tram road. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |