| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-168 |
| Corporate Name: | Todd Brothers |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Todd Brothers. R. M. Bradshaw. |
| Location: | O'Byrne's Switch: Spruce Road and Highway 155 |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1888 |
| End Year: | 1894 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1888 to 1894 |
| Town: | O'Byrne's Switch |
| 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: | 20000: 1893 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily in 1893 |
| 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: | St Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | Todd Brothers were reported by a Galveston newspaper to be cutting 20,000 feet daily at Gladewater in 1893.
Gregg County records note in 1888 that W. S. and S. R. Todd, for $2,000, bought the sawmill of R. M. Bradshaw, located at O'Byrne's Switch on the Texas & Pacific. Property transferred included the sawmill, the steam machinery, twenty-six oxen, three log wagons, five mules, four road wagons.
J. E. Robinson sold lumber to L. J. Everett that he had received from the "Todd Bros" sawmill.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |