Josh Pruitt owned a sawmill somewhere in Panola County in 1905. According to the county records, Bellamy sold it to R. L. Bellamy and others bought it from Pruitt on January 7, 1905. Equipment included an Ames 10”x12” steam engine and a 44-inch by 12-foot boiler, four mules, and two log wagons.
Within two months, Bellamy had 70,000 feet of lumber ready for sale at his mill three miles east of Tatum next to the tracks of the Texas & Gulf. He sold the lumber for $1,400.