| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-119 |
| Corporate Name: | J. L. Payton Lumber Co. |
| Local Name: | Center |
| Owner Name: | J. L. Payton |
| Location: | Center, on GC&SF Rwy |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1906 |
| Town: | Center |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | 859 in 1905; 4000 in 1928; 2510 in 1934 |
| 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: | 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: | 20000: 1906 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 daily in 1906 |
| 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: | In 1905, the Houston East & West Texas at Tenaha; later the Gulf Coast & Santa Fe at Center |
| Historicial Development: | J. L. Payton operated a sawmill in Center. He was financed by B. A. Barnes Lumber Company, to whom he owed a $1,000 in 1905; he probably mortgaged his cut to the Barnes' planing mill operations. Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that this mill was manufacturing 20,000 feet daily in 1906. |
| Research Date: | LT 08-17-93, MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | L Turner, M Johnson |