| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-1 |
| Corporate Name: | Gee Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Johnny Gee. Sydney Gee. |
| Location: | Choice, south of Center on Route 5 (Neuville Road) at Box 185 |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 48 years |
| Start Year: | 1946 |
| End Year: | 1993 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999 |
| Period of Operation: | 1946 to 1993 |
| Town: | Choice
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| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Electric, diesel, 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 and planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Sydney Gee Lumber Company had been operating from 1946, according to the Directory of Texas Manufacturers 1960. Although the former directory lists the company at Center, it was in fact at Choice on the Neuville Road. The operation was small, with less than twenty-five workers manufacturing pine lumber. It appeared in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas. This plant was completely destroyed by fire in 1966. The Gee Lumber Company, Inc., was listed at Choice in the 1987 Forest Products Industries in Texas. The owner was Johnny Gee. J. McSwain told interviewer V. L. Beasley that he believed the company operated until 1993.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |