| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PA-160 |
| Corporate Name: | William Cameron and Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | William Cameron and Company. R. R. Chany [also spelled “Chaney” and “Cheney”]. |
| Location: | Haysland, 4.7 miles north of Carthage |
| County: | Panola |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1899 |
| End Year: | 1902 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | Chaney, before 1899; Cameron, 1899 to 1902 |
| Town: | Haysland |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber and flooring
 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: | Texas & Gulf Railway |
| Historicial Development: | R.J. Tolstoy, in A History of William Cameron and Company, noted that William Cameron and Company acquired a mill at Haysland, in Panola County, the origins of which are unknown, in 1899.
Panola County records reveal that the date was 1901 and that it was the William Cameron and Company bought the R. R. Chany sawmill, which included the sawmill and its equipment, a tram road, and tenant houses. Property included a 12-inch by 16-inch Erie City engine and a 10-inch by 12-inch steam engine, a 60-horsepower boiler, a Bremmen & Company sawmill, a flooring machine, resaw, a planing mill. The millworkers had thirty-five tenant houses. Logging equipment included two tram engines, six miles of tram road, twenty oxen. There was also 500,000 feet of lumber at the mill site. Managers at Haysland were a Mr. McWilliams and a Mr. Sullivan. Tolstoy believes the mill closed in 1902. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-10-93, MCJ 02-08-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |