| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-95 |
| Corporate Name: | Clear Springs Company |
| Local Name: | Melrose |
| Owner Name: | Clear Springs Company. W. M. Owens and J. W. Boatman. Martin Jones, G. W. Dyer, and J. Holt. G. W. Dyer and Frank Taylor.
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| Location: | Clear Springs, two miles west of Nacogdoches |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 |
| Town: | Clear Springs |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| 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: | 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East & West Texas and Texas & New Orleans |
| Historicial Development: | The Clear Springs Lumber Company, located about two miles west of Nacogdoches on land owned by W. T. Mast and Hollis Mast, originally was a firm comprised of G. W. Dyer and Frank Taylor. Taylor dropped out and was replaced by Martin Jones and J. Holt.
The company had legal difficulties. In August and September, 1907, Taylor successfully sued Dyer, Jones, and Holt, and the plant was sold by Sheriff Blackshear to W. Owens.
G. W. Dyer apparently had succeeded to the half-interest held by Jones and Holt, which he sold in 1907 to W. M. Owens. Ownes in return sold an one-half undivided interest in the sawmill to J. W. Boatman.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-10-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |