| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SJ-19 |
| Corporate Name: | F. M. Blair |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | F. M. Blair. W. T. Norman |
| Location: | Shepherd |
| County: | San Jacinto |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 to 1907 |
| Town: | Shepherd |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 278 in 1906 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, staves, and ties
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas & New Orleans and, after 1906, Trinity Valley & Northern; Southern Pacific spur. |
| Historicial Development: | Both F. M. Blair and W. T. Norman first appeared (and in error) as independent sawmill owners at Shepherd in the 1907 edition of the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. In March, 1906, F. M. Blair bought from the W. T. Norman tie and stave mill at Norman's Switch near Napier and Shepherd. Smith and Adams held the mortgage while Norman held a first vendor's lien against the property. Property included in the 1906 sale were a portable sawmill, a Cooper boiler and engine, a Cooper carriage and track, a mandrel (the saw, the saw box, and gearing), five oxen, two horses, yokes, chains, and harness. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-23-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |