| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-121 |
| Corporate Name: | R. L and Jim Thornton |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | R. L. and Jim Thornton. J. S. Edens. Bowen & Crawford. |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1905 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1905 |
| 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: | 1904: Ames 20-horsepower steam engine. 1905: 8-inch by 12”-inch c-c Huntsville engine, 6-inch by 12-inch Cooper engine and a boiler.
| 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 |
| Historicial Development: | J. S. Edens began his milling career in Panola when he bought equipment on mortgage from the Bowen & Crawford sawmill for $250 in 1904. The equipment included an Ames steam engine, forty-five feet of belting, and four yoke of oxen. Edens sold the sawmill machinery, oxen, and wagons to R. L. and Jim Thornton for $4,800 on January 20, 1905.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |