| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SA-118 |
| Corporate Name: | J. W. Bowlin. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. W. Bowlin and J. W. Luman |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | San Augustine |
| Years in Operation: | 9 years |
| Start Year: | 1904 |
| End Year: | 1912 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1904 to 1912 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Shingles, cornmeal, cotton
| 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: | Shingle machine, grist mill, cotton gin and stand |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Probably Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | According to San Augustine county records, J. W. Bowlin was enumerated for taxation for $500 worth of engines and boilers. On 15 December 1905 Bowlin and J. W. Luman mortgaged for 35,000 shingles and one shingle machine. By 1909 Bowlin had expanded his plant, according to a chattel mortgage, to include besides the shingle mill, a 15-horsepower steam engine, a 15-horsepower boiler, a grist mill, a shingle mill, and one Pratt cotton gin and stand.
In December 1912 J. W. Bowlin mortgaged to J. W. Graves for $180 a 25-horsepower boiler and a 25-horsepower steam engine. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-19-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |