| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SB-32 |
| Corporate Name: | Drayton Speights Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Drayton Speights Lumber Company |
| Location: | On Highway 87, three miles north of Hemphill |
| County: | Sabine |
| Years in Operation: | 14 years |
| Start Year: | 1944 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1944 to 1957 |
| Town: | North of Hemphill |
| 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: | Diesel D-13000
| 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: | 10000: 1950 |
| Capacity Comments: | 10,000 to 12,000 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | 58-inch inserted-tooth circular sawmill, planing mill, both powered by a No. 10,000 Diesel Caterpillar unit. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Trucking to Dallas
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| Historicial Development: | W. T. Block's oral interview with Drayton Speights, of Hemphill, Texas, revealed the Drayton Speights Lumber Company operated a sawmill three miles above Hemphill from 1944 to 1957. Speights employed thirty-five workers most of the time. He did his own logging but contracted most of it out. His shipping was done by trucking, primarily to Dallas. Speights told Beasley that his mill closed in 1952. Samson still listed in his 1957 edition. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-13-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |