| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-222 |
| Corporate Name: | Shelby County Lumber Co. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Shelby County Lumber Co. E. B. Morrison. |
| Location: | Gagne, east of Timpson, on the Houston East West Texas |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 12 years |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1891 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880s and 1891 |
| Town: | Gagne |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 90-horsepower 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: | 35000: 1890 |
| Capacity Comments: | 35,000 to 40,000 board 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: | Saw and planing mills with a 21-inch by 10-ft band wheel, a 17-inch by 10-ft band wheel, a Hall & Brown planing machine, a 13-inch surface- matcher, and a Frank 26-inch surfacer. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | Shelby County Lumber Company bought a sawmill from E. B. Morrison in 1889. The company, in 1891, had saw and planing mills located at Gagne, east of Timpson, on the tracks of the Houston East West Texas Railroad. On September 18, 1891, Simpson, Hartwell & Stopple of Houston claimed a lien against the machinery. On September 21, 1891, Shelby County Lumber sold for $1 to G. W. Trammel nine acres of land two and one-quarter miles east of Timpson (known as Gagne Switch), fifteen yokes of oxen, thirty-one horses and mules, wagons, one Shay 11-ton locomotive, eight Lima log cars, one steam engine, two band wheels, two boilers, mill belts, saws, sawmill and carriage, Trammel acting as trustee of the lien holder, W. P. Mims. Ownership was invested in others. This mill have continued operations under the name of the Trammel Lumber Company.
By 1905, a Shelby County Lumber Company had mills at Center and Neuville. Its history from 1891 to 1904 is not known at this time. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |