| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-13 |
| Corporate Name: | C. B. Griffin |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | C. B. Griffin. Charles H. Angell. W. J. Burke. |
| Location: | Krub Switch (Retrieve): on highway 69 at Southern Pacific tracks and Dry Creek |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1909 |
| Town: | Krub Switch (Retrieve) |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Thirteen houses |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber.
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 12”x15” stroke Ames Regal engine
| 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 |
| Capacity Comments: | 25,000 feet 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 54” circular sawmill and a 6”x24” American planing mill. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas and New Orleans |
| Historicial Development: | The sawmill town of Krub was located at a switch on the Texas and New Orleans railroad, about six miles southeast of Huntington. The town received a post office in August 1905, and C. H. Angell, the town's first sawmiller, was the only postmaster the town ever had. The Krub post office was discontinued in December 1905, and C. H. Angell sold the sawmill in January 1906 to W. J. Burke of Cherokee County. The mill was identified in Angelina County Bill of Sale records as a 54-inch circular saw mill with a 6-inch by 24-inch American planer. The town of Krub consisted of the mill plant, at least thirteen “tenant houses”, and various other buildings, including a “stone building.”
C. H. Angell was described in these records as being from Tyler County. Burke then sold the same to C. B. Griffin of Nacogdoches County the following day. A 1906 listing of sawmills on the railroads identified the C.H. Angell sawmill as a 25,000 board feet capacity per day. The business offices of the mill were possibly at Huntington. C. B. Griffin's sawmill was located at Retrieve in 1909, according to county records. It is not known when the sawmill closed. |
| Research Date: | JKG 11-29-93, MCJ 12-04-95 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |