| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-296 |
| Corporate Name: | Powell Land & Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Powell Land & Lumber Company with Cade Powell |
| Location: | Maydelle |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1908 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1908 to 1910 (moved to Rusk) |
| Town: | Maydelle |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough lumber, then rough and finished lumber later
 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: | |
| 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 at first, planer added later |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | Powell Lumber, a sawmill and planing mill company supplying lumber to manufacturing companies, appeared on an Accounts Payable Statement, Lufkin Fence Company, Lufkin, Texas, Fence Plant, Exhibit A Sheet No. 4.
In October, 1908, Powell Land and Lumber Company mortgaged to to W. Connally & Co for $223 a #106 gang edger. Powell Lumber was first organized at Maydelle in Cherokee County. Later, the company operated a planer at Rusk and then added a sawmill. The sawmill was moved there as well. W. T. Block notes that the census of 1910 devotes six pages to Powell Mill Road and Yates Mill Road. Cade Powell, the sawmill manager, lived at residence 100. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-30-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |