| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-143 |
| Corporate Name: | J. A. Spears |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. A. Spears. W. A. and A. R. Parrott. |
| Location: | On the Jake Russell and John Walker surveys thirteen miles northwest of Nacogdoches |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1922 |
| End Year: | 1922 |
| Decades: | 1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1922 |
| Town: | Northwest of Nacogdoches |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Two tenant houses |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Small steam plant
| 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | J. A. Spears bought in 1922 from W. A. Parrott & Son ( A. R. Parrott) a steam sawmill plant located thirteen miles northwest of Nacogdoches on the Jake Russell and John Walker surveys, including the mill buildings and two small tenant houses.
W. A. Parrott had been operating a stave camp as early as 1903. That year a Nacogdoches newspaper reported that the W. A. Parrott stave camp required twenty-five animal teams to haul staves. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |