Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-42 |
Corporate Name: | Jeffries Brothers |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Jeffries Brothers |
Location: | Lindale |
County: | Smith |
Years in Operation: | 11 years |
Start Year: | 1918 |
End Year: | 1928 |
Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929 |
Period of Operation: | 1918 to at least 1928 |
Town: | Lindale |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 756 in 1905 and 1906; 1500 in 1928; 743 in 1934 |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Planed lumber and shingles
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: | Planing mill, edgers, dry kiln, and a shingle mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | In 1918, Jeffries Brothers was buying property in the county. As late as 1928, a trade journal noted that the company was operating a planing mill and shingle mill in Lindale.
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Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |