| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-147 |
| Corporate Name: | Wright-Jones Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | Clawson |
| Owner Name: | Wright-Jones Lumber Company with Luke Wright and Raymond Jones. John H. Cochran and W. T. Harklerood. |
| Location: | Davisville |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 13 years |
| Start Year: | 1909 |
| End Year: | 1921 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | About 1909 to 1921 |
| Town: | Davisville |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 250 in 1912 |
| 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: | 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: | 15000: 1910 |
| 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 and planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | Luke Wright and Raymond Jones ran a sawmill at Davisville concurrently with the one at Cochran Switch. Maberry noted that the “Wright Jones Lumber Company” at Davisville was serviced by a general store and commissary operated by Taylor Clayton. Davisville's population peaked at 250 about 1912. This mill may have serviced the Cochran Switch mill as either or both as a lumberyard and planing mill station. Maberry believes the mill was moved to Lufkin in 1921.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-16-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |