| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-47 |
| Corporate Name: | D. C. Cariker |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | D. C. Cariker |
| Location: | Paxton, four miles east of Tenaha |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 to 1908 |
| Town: | Paxton |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 70 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | A Fisher and Davis sawmill, an edger, two mules, and logging wagon. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | D. C. Cariker of Paxton began his business on January 25, 1906, by mortgaging from O W.Watson a Fisher and Davis sawmill that Watson had purchased from the J. C. Hill Lumber Company. Mr. Hill may have been in the milling industry at that time at Neuville. The following August, Cariker mortgaged an edger from Dilley & Son. In March 1907, Cariker had to mortgage his one-half of his sawmill and all its fixtures to the First National Bank at Center. By the following month, the struggling Cariker mortgaged both mules and his logging wagon to Lem Hall. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |