| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-234 |
| Corporate Name: | T. H. Day & Son |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | T. H. Day & Son |
| Location: | Paxton at Spivey Switch: North of 84 and HEWT and west of 699 |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 15 years |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1894 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880s to 1894 |
| Town: | Paxton |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 70 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably 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: 1893 |
| Capacity Comments: | 20,000 feet daily in 1893 |
| 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: | Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | In 1891, Day & Son mortgaged a single-circular sawmill, three Reeders head blocks, a 24-foot carriage, and one hand-fed edger. The Galveston Weekly News reported, in 1893 that Day and Son were cutting 20,000 feet daily at Paxton. In 1894, the company was supplying lumber for the housing industry.
Adjacent grants were made to Thomas J. Day and J. J. Spivey, located south of the Houston East & West Texas railroad in an area near Paxton. T. G. Day married Gowilla Guyse Spivey. J. J. Spivey wrote that a sawmill was located across the HEWT from his land. A switch on the tracks was known as Spivey, which is located east of Tenaha. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |