| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-181 |
| Corporate Name: | Owens & King |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Owens & King. Owens & Whitton. S. L. Wilkins. |
| Location: | Center |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1906 |
| End Year: | 1908 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1906 to 1908 |
| Town: | Center |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| 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: | Atlas 12-inch by 14-inch steam engine
| 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 feet 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: | Circular sawmill with a Curtis edger, a cutoff saw, a carriage, four circular saws, and a saw gummer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | In 1905, the Houston East & West Texas at Tenaha; later the Gulf Coast & Santa Fe at Center |
| Historicial Development: | Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that this mill was manufacturing 20,000 feet daily in 1906. Owens and Whitton probably bought out Wilkins' mortgage on his machinery, for in February 1907, they mortgaged to Wilkins for his boiler (“known as the Will Glenn boiler”), other equipment, all belonging “to the sawmill now owned by S. L. Wilkins.” By the next year Owens had a partner by the name of King, who may have been Sebe King, running a sawmill in Kilgore in 1906. |
| Research Date: | LT 08-17-93, MCJ 03-01-96 |
| Prepared By: | L Turner, M Johnson |