| Alpha-Numeric Key: | PK-60 |
| Corporate Name: | J. W. Whitley Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. W. Whitley Lumber Company |
| Location: | Carmona |
| County: | Polk |
| Years in Operation: | 39 years |
| Start Year: | 1919 |
| End Year: | 1957 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919,1920-1929,1930-1939,1940-1949,1950-1959 |
| Period of Operation: | 1919 to 1957 |
| Town: | Carmona |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine and hardwood 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: | 10000: 1907 |
| Capacity Comments: | 10,000 feet daily in 1947 |
| 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: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Jacksonville Journal reported in 1947 that Whitley had been sawmilling since 1905 and had been at Carmona since 1919. He employed twenty-five to thirty men with a weekly payroll of $1,000. He used three trucks and four wagons in his logging. The newspaper also noted that Whitley had “erected houses for his employees.” This operation was listed in the 1957 edition of Nelson T. Samson's Directory of Wood-Using and Related Industries in East Texas.
J. W. Whitley Lumber Company sold its lumber wholesale. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-27-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |