| Alpha-Numeric Key: | NA-271 |
| Corporate Name: | Whit Matthews |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Whit Matthews. Managed by Wes Jeanes. |
| Location: | Area of Melrose |
| County: | Nacogdoches |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1890 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | Lumber |
| Town: | Area of Melrose |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough lumber and cotton
 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: | Unknown |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Wesley Jeans [Jeanes], according to a Nacogdoches newspaper in 1907, had been running a sawmill near Melrose nearly thirty years earlier for a man named Whit M. Matthews. When the article was written, Jeans and his sons were running a good sawmill business in Sabine County.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |