| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-210 |
| Corporate Name: | Ross Lumber, Inc. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Mike Ross |
| Location: | Timpson |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 47 years |
| Start Year: | 1950 |
| End Year: | 1996 |
| Decades: | 1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979,1980-1989,1990-1999 |
| Period of Operation: | 1950s to 1996 |
| Town: | Timpson |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Dressed lumber, wood chips, sawdust shavings. Worked with pine.
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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 planing mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Ross Lumber may have been a continuation of either of two Timpson sawmills, Prince & Ross (1966) and J. L. Ross (1966), unlisted in the 1987 Directory of Forest Products Industries In Texas.
Ricky Lout, when interviewed by Vernon L. Beasley, recalled that Ross Lumber had been located abut ten miles south of Timpson on Highway 87 from the 1950s. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |