| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-6 |
| Corporate Name: | Jack Creek Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Jack Creek Lumber Company. E.T. Clark, president; W.E. Porter, vice-president and general manager; J. H. Kurth, Jr., secretary-treasurer. 1909: J. E. Mitchell |
| Location: | Caruthers, intersection of 36 and 41, northwest of Lufkin, earlier known as Peavy Switch
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| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 15 years |
| Start Year: | 1895 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | At least 1895 to 1909 |
| Town: | Caruthers, northwest of Lufkin, also known as Peavy Switch |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and dressed 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: | 25000: 1905 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet of lumber daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | A sawmill and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | 1900: Eastern Texas Railway, tapline for Central Coal & Coke Company at Kennard, in Houston County |
| Historicial Development: | Jack Creek Lumber Company, situated at Caruthers, north by west of Lufkin, may have been operating by early as 1895. By 1900, it was being serviced by the Eastern Texas Railway. Jack Creek Lumber must have held a subsidiary position to the Angelina County Lumber Company at Keltys. Although the sawmill was at Caruthers, the office was at Keltys and one of the company's officers was J. H. Kurth, Jr. The Angelina County Deed Records indicate the intricate relationships of E. T. Clark, the Hendersons, and the Kurths. Much of the pine stumpage was located in the Jas. H. Kuykendall and Joel Hill surveys.
The company was not incorporated until August 1906. Sawmilling was normally done on contract for the larger companies. For instance, it filled orders for Angelina County Lumber Company in 1907 and 1908 and for Carter-Kelley Lumber Company in 1908.
In 1909, Jack Creek Lumber was attempting to sell timber and land to Southern Pine Lumber at Diboll in order to satisfy the former's indebtedness to the latter. |
| Research Date: | JKG 9-12-93, MCJ 12-04-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |