| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MA-72 |
| Corporate Name: | Trice, Stewart & Co |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Trice, Stewart & Co. John W. Stewart and David F. Boice |
| Location: | Lots 4, 5, and 6 on Block 7 fronting Dallas Street, Jefferson |
| County: | Marion |
| Years in Operation: | 5 years |
| Start Year: | 1870 |
| End Year: | 1874 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1870 to 1874 |
| Town: | Jefferson |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Dressed lumber
 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: | About one million feet annually of dressed lumber |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Planing mill with a planer and scroll saw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | East Line & Red River |
| Historicial Development: | Marion County Deeds of Trust reveal that Stewart & Boice's planing mill fronted Dallas Street in Jefferson in 1870. Mill equipment included an engine, a boiler, a planer, and a scroll saw. In 1874, Jefferson Jimplecute noted that the planing mill was operated by Trice, Stewart & Co. Boice had probably left to form his famous partnership in the Clark & Boice Lumber Company operations that would dominate Jefferson lumber activities until the early 1930s.
The newspaper reported that Trice, Stewart & Co's operation was similar to that of Hotchkiss & Rowe, the other planing mill at Jefferson, which produced about one million feet annually of dressed lumber, while employing between twelve and twenty men. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |