| sawmill id: | 10808 |
| alpha-numeric key: | HO-70 |
| corporate name: | J. M. Smith |
| local name: | |
| owner affiliation: | J. M. Smith |
| location: | Coltharp, two miles south of Ratcliff |
| county: | Houston |
| years in operation: | 1 |
| start year: | 1884 |
| (qual) | * |
| end year: | 1884 |
| (qual) | * |
| decades: | 1880-1889 |
| period of operation: | 1884 |
| town: | Coltharp, two miles south of Ratcliff |
| company town: | ? |
| peak town size: | 121 in 1905 |
| mill pond: | ? |
| type of mill: | Lumber |
| sawmill: | Yes |
| pine sawmill: | |
| hardwood sawmill: | |
| cypress sawmill: | |
| planer: | |
| planer only: | |
| shingle: | |
| 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: | |
| equipment: | Sawmill |
| company tram: | No |
| associated railroads: | International & Great Northern (Missouri Pacific) at Crockett |
| historical development: | J. M. Smith?s sawmill appeared in Rand McNally and Company?s 1884 directory of lumber mills. The mill was situated in the town known as Coltharp, the same town where Jesse H. Ratcliff?s lumber and shingle mills were located. The mill was located at least eighteen miles from the railroad at Crockett. |
| research date: | JKG 11-17-93, MCJ 02-20-96 |
| research by: | J. Gerland, M. Johnson |
| historical interpretation: | |
| interpretation by: | |
| interpretation date: | |
| bibliography: | Rand, McNally and Company?s Directory and Shipping Guide of Lumber Mills and Lumber Dealers. Chicago: Rand, McNally and Company, 1884. 452. |
