| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TR-23 |
| Corporate Name: | W. A. Bell |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Louis F. McClanahan, Frank L. McClanahan, and H. McClanahan |
| Location: | Trice, fifteen miles southeast of Trinity, on the Beaumont & Great Northern |
| County: | Trinity |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1900 to 1908 |
| Town: | Trice |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 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: | Beaumont & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | W. T. Block reported that the McClanahan Brothers operated a steam sawmill about 1900 along the tracks of the Beaumont & Great Northern, fifteen miles southeast of Trinity. By 1908, W. A. Bell owned a sawmill at Tryce, according to the Southern Lumberman. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-20-93, MCJ 04-11-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |