| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-25 |
| Corporate Name: | J. Youens and Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. Youens and Company |
| Location: | Navasota, along the Navasota River |
| County: | Grimes |
| Years in Operation: | 27 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1930 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919,1920-1929 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to early 1930s |
| Town: | Navasota, originally Hollindale |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 3857 in 1906. 3284 in 1915. 8000 in 1928. 5128 in 1934. |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber, 1904. 1928, planed lumber. By 1934, J. Youens & Company was handling only retail lumber.
 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: | 50000: 1904 |
| Capacity Comments: | 50,000 feet daily in 1904. No listing for 1928. |
| 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, in 1905. Planing mill in 1928. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston & Texas Central in 1860. Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe in 1885. Southern Pacific (International & Great Northern) in 1900. |
| Historicial Development: | J. Youens and company operated a lumber plant in Navasota for more than twenty years. It was listed in the 1907 Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association as having a planing mill and sawmill at Navasota. By 1928, the plant had only a planing mill. By 1934, the company was handling only retail trade in lumber. |
| Research Date: | JKG 8-20-93, MCJ 03-06-94 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |