| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-47 |
| Corporate Name: | F. M. Harris & Son and Virgin Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | F. M. Harris & Son with a connection to Lee C. Pruitt, of Virgin Lumber Company |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 to 1908 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| 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: | 12-inch by 14-inch Corinth steam engine
| 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: | Texas, Sabine Valley & Northwestern, became Texas & Gulf in 1905, at Carthage |
| Historicial Development: | F. M. Harris & Sons mortgaged for a steam engine from A. Palmore, as Trustee, on January 22, 1907, in Panola County. They may have used it for sawmilling. Palmore, however, had given a mortgage on a complete sawmill the same day to F. Vansickle.
Lee C. Pruitt had several sawmill businesses in Panola County during the early 1900s. One of them was a relationship with the Virgin Lumber Company. On September 28, 1908, with First National Bank, he mortgaged for $1,900 his entire interest in lumber manufactured by Virgin Lumber and the Harris sawmill, the latter located twelve miles from Beckville.
This sawmill was probably that of F. M Harris & Son, for the N. S. Harris sawmill was mortgaged to J. W. Goode and W. S. Chadwick in October, 1908. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |