Jim McMurrey bought a planing mill in 1903 to add to his sawmill. Equipment included a Curtis Perfection “C” carriage for a Soule steam engine, feed works, one #1 Dixie 5-saw 20-foot trimmer, one 3-saw Tower edger, and a Heavy Duty Economist double planer and matcher
He offered his Needmore Mills for sale to Angelina County Lumber Company in 1904. His mill was located on 7, 745 acres, including timberlands. In the mill he had three 40-horsepower boilers, one 12-inch 20-inch Atlas steam engine for the saw, a 10-inch by 16-inch Huntsville engine for the edger and the Curtiss trimmer. His planing mill was in a 100-foot long shed and included a 45-horsepower boiler, one 110-inch by 16-inch Huntsville engine, one small planer, and one small edger. His logging equipment consisted of a good blacksmith shop, ten yoke of “Good cattle,” twelve mules, three carts, four wagons, and three Huntsville trucks.
In 1912, he mortgaged to Geo. W. Dilley & Son a steam engine and a boiler.