Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-30 |
Corporate Name: | C. M. Yates |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | C. M. Yates. J. G. Rhodes Lumber Company. B. J. Hawthorn. Bobo, Baucum & Nelson. |
Location: | Timpson |
County: | Shelby |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1943 |
End Year: | 1943 |
Decades: | 1940-1949 |
Period of Operation: | 1943 |
Town: | Timpson |
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: | Gasoline, Buick engine
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: | Portable sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Beaumont, & Santa Fe |
Historicial Development: | C. M. Yates bought a portable sawmill from J. G. Rhodes Lumber Company, which had acquired it from Bobo, Baucum & Nelson, who had bought if from B. J. Hawthorn. C. M. Yates later moved the mill to San Jacinto County, where it was was purchased by W. P. Evans Lumber Co. in 1944. |
Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
Prepared By: | M Johnson |