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Brooks & Rains (HO-18)
| sawmill id: | 10756 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-18 |
| corporate name: | Brooks & Rains |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | R. M. Brooks and Bob D. Rains |
| location: | Probably Crockett |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1907 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1907 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1900-1909 |
| period of operation: | 1907 |
| town: | Probably Crockett |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | Unknown |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber, shingles |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | Yes |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| cotton: | |
| grist: | |
| unknown: | |
| other: | |
| power source: | Unknown |
| horse: | |
| mule: | |
| oxen: | |
| water: | |
| water overshot: | |
| water turbine: | |
| pit: | |
| steam: | |
| steam circular: | |
| steam band: | |
| gas: | |
| diesel: | |
| electric: | |
| other: | |
| unknown: | Yes |
| maximum capacity: | |
| (qual) | |
| capacity comments: | Unknown |
| rough lumber: | Yes |
| planed lumber: | |
| crossties: | |
| timbers: | |
| lathe: | |
| ceiling: | |
| unknown: | |
| beading: | |
| flooring: | |
| paper: | |
| plywood: | |
| particle board: | |
| treated: | |
| other: | Yes |
| equipment: | Sawmill and shingle mill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| historical development: | Houston County records note that R. M. Brooks had a shingle mill and a sawmill at Crockett in 1907. In July of that year, Brooks contracted with Bob D. Rains to move his sawmill to Rains? place, about nine miles to the southeast of Crockett. Rains would cut and haul logs to the mill, paying one-half of the expenses, and would receive a one-half share of the mills? profits. |
| research date: | MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
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| interpretation date: | |
| bibliography: | Houston County Bills of Sale Records. Vol E: July 20, 1907, 114. |
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