| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-191 |
| Corporate Name: | Prince & Ross Lumber Co. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Prince & Ross Lumber Co. |
| Location: | Timpson |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 31 years |
| Start Year: | 1950 |
| End Year: | 1980 |
| Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989 |
| Period of Operation: | 1950s to possibly the 1980s |
| Town: | Timpson |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and dressed lumber, other manufacturing
 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Prince & Ross Lumber Company, according to a 1966 directory, employed less than twenty-five workers. It was not listed in 1987 Directory of Forest Products Industries In Texas. It may have become the Ross Lumber listed in the 1987 Directory of Forest Products Industries In Texas. Ricky Lout, when interviewed by Vernon L. Beasley, recalled that Ross Lumber was located abut ten miles south of Timpson on Highway 87 from the 1950s. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-9-93, MCJ 03-01-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |