| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-162 |
| Corporate Name: | Levi Garrett & Jay Maxwell Shingle Mill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Levi Garrett Mill |
| Location: | Joaquin |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1909 |
| Town: | Joaquin |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 184 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Shingles
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
 Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Atlas 9-inch by 14-inch steam engine and an Atlas 36-inch by 12-ft boiler
| 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: | Shingle machine, a bolting machine, two shingle presses, and shingle saws. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston, East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | Levi Garrett's first shingle business at Joaquin terminated by March, 1904. During that month, his shingle machine, known as the “Levi Garrett” shingle mill, was the object of Deed of Trust by J. N. McMeekin and David Patrick. The shingle mill was located three and one half miles north of Joaquin.
Levi Garrett and Jay Maxwell operated another small shingle machine company at Joaquin in opposition to I. F. Miller and T. E. Jones of Center during the latter part of twentieth century's first decade. Their equipment consisted of a shingle mill, an Atlas 9-inch by 14-inch steam engine and an Atlas 36-inch by 12-ft boiler, a bolting machine, two shingle presses, and shingle saws. They apparently did not uphold their mortgage obligations, for they did not appear in Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907. Several days before Christmas in 1909, J. H. Goodwin transferred Garrett's mortgage and his shingle machine from Garrett to I. F. Miller, thus officially terminating the business of Garrett and Maxwell. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-01-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |