| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-77 |
| Corporate Name: | W. F. Braley |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. F. Braley. Braley & Gaston. |
| Location: | Troupe |
| County: | Smith |
| Years in Operation: | 11 years |
| Start Year: | 1901 |
| End Year: | 1911 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1901 to 1911 |
| Town: | Troupe |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 754 in 1905 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and wooden strips for refrigerators
 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: | 6000: 1905 |
| Capacity Comments: | 6,000 feet daily in 1905 |
| 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: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | The Braley & Gaston sawmill at Troupe, in Smith County, was and remained a small outfit. It was listed as Braley & Gaston in the 1905 edition of Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, and was reported to be cutting 6,000 feet a day in 1906 by the Southern Industrial and Lumber Review. It was again listed in the 1907 LCA reference book.
W. F. Braley had been buying stumpage as early as 1901 from the Carleton Lumber Company. Gaston either mortgaged or sold outright his undivided share in the sawmill in 1904. In March and November 1911, Braley mortgaged to the Alto State Bank 200,000 wooden strips and later the First National Bank at Troup for $5796 “534,000 wooden strips used in refrigeration.” |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-17-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |