| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-35 |
| Corporate Name: | Brown & Downs Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Charlie Brown & Henry Downs |
| Location: | On an 160-acre tract on the D. W. Rose survey |
| County: | Jasper |
| Years in Operation: | 6 years |
| Start Year: | 1903 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1903 to 1908 |
| Town: | Jasper |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 479 in 1905 |
| 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: | 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: | Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | Brown & Downs owned a sawmill firm in Jasper early in the century. They first appear at Jasper in a Beaumont Journal article in 1904, and later in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907. The Jasper County tax roll for 1908 shows that they owned another 319 acres besides their land on the D. M. Rose survey. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-5-93, MCJ 01-07-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |