| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-208 |
| Corporate Name: | J. T. Tubbs |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. T. Tubbs (Tubbe) |
| Location: | West half of Beat no. 1, Enumeration District 11, 1880 Census |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 15 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1893 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1893 |
| Town: | None |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | None |
| 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: | 20-horsepower steam 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: | |
| 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: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | J. T. Tubbs had $1250 invested in a twenty-horsepower steam sawmill in Cherokee County in 1880. The mill ran eight months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. Tubbs employed five men and paid $0.50 to $1.00 per day in wages, totaling $600 for the year. The average work day was ten hours. Tubbs did not do his own logging.
J. T. Tubbs mortgaged with J. L. Douglas for $1,014 in 1893, pledging a 30-horsepower steam engine, one boiler, a sawmill, and a shingle mill.
He later moved his operation across the Trinity River into Leon County. |
| Research Date: | JKG 9-23-93, MCJ 01-26-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |