| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TY-33 |
| Corporate Name: | Jesse L. Veal |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Jesse L. Veal |
| Location: | Chester |
| County: | Tyler |
| Years in Operation: | 26 years |
| Start Year: | 1941 |
| End Year: | 1966 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969 |
| Period of Operation: | 1941 to 1966 |
| Town: | Chester |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 319 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, cotton
 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: | 21000: 1950 |
| Capacity Comments: | 21,000 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: | Sawmill, cotton gin, general store |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Missouri, Kansas, & Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The sawmill firm of Jesse L. Veal at Chester is listed in the Directory of Texas Manufacturers, 1956-1958. Established in 1941, the firm produces pine lumber with about twenty-five workers.
Southern Lumberman reported that Mona Bush was running the Veal Lumber Company. The company had been operating since 1946, including besides the sawmill a cotton gin and general store. Ms. Bush began working for the company when she was seventeen in the gin then later as a bookkeeper. The cutting capacity was 21,000 feet daily, and the mill employed fifty workers. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-1-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |