| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TY-39 |
| Corporate Name: | M. L. Spinks |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | M. L. Spinks |
| Location: | Colmesneil |
| County: | Tyler |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1934 |
| End Year: | 1934 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1934 |
| Town: | Colmesneil |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 2,000 in 1928; 719 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Poles, pilings, 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: | 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: | Southern Pacific. |
| Historicial Development: | M. L. Spinks' lumber-manufacturing operation is listed at Colmesneil in the 1934 The Lumbermen's Credit Rating Book. On 30 March 1948, the Sturgis Lumber Company, with plants at Hemphill and Jasper, sold to M. L. Spinks the old Fisher Lumber Company sawmill and planing mill, which Sturgis Lumber had bought eighteen days earlier. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 02-21-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |