| Alpha-Numeric Key: | UP-41 |
| Corporate Name: | G. C. Williams |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | G. C. Williams. Gentry-Hillis Lumber Company. |
| Location: | Ashland |
| County: | Upshur |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1907 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1907 |
| Town: | Ashland |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 41 in 1906 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 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, planing mill, 21 mules, 1 Milburn log wagons, 1 Owensboro log wagon, 1 Espenchied log wagon, 5 tenant houses, carriage, sawmill husk, 3-saw edger, Glencoe planer, saw gummer, saw swage |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas Southern |
| Historicial Development: | Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1907 listed J. C. Williams of Ashland as owning a sawmill. He apparently also owned a planing mill. In September 1907, Williams sold the mill and his logging outfit (including twenty-one mules, two Milburn log wagons, one Owensboro log wagon, one Espenchied log wagon, five tenant houses, a carriage, a sawmill husk, a three-saw edger, a Glencoe planer, a saw gummer, and a saw swage) to D. W. Hills, E. G. Gentry and D. S. Shelburne for $15,175.87. A specific sawmill is not listed in the document recorded in the county records about the sale; it is possible that the sawmill either burned or Williams kept it for himself. The price of the sale as well as the extensive and expensive inventory of physical and material items indicate that Williams sold the entire plant to Hills et al. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |