| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-370 |
| Corporate Name: | Texas Basket Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Texas Basket Company , Newton-Shank Manufacturing, Slover- Newton Manufacturing Company |
| Location: | Jacksonville |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 97 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1996 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1996 |
| Town: | Jacksonville |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 1,568 in 1905; 6000 in 1928; 6748 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Boxes and crates
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | Box and crate factory |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern, Texas & New Orleans (Southern Pacific), St Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) |
| Historicial Development: | The Slover- Newton Manufacturing Company began building crates and boxes at Jacksonville about 1900. It later became, first, the Newton-Shank Manufacturing company, and, later, the Texas Basket Company. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-31-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |