Jones, Cline & Co.
Jones, Cline & Co. were running a sawmill at Huntsville in 1899. The sawmill was located on the International & Great Northern tracks. Trinity River Lumber Company contracted in February, 1899, with J. B. Jones and B. D. Cline to cut at the sawmill. Thomas L. Foster served as manager with B. D. Cline as his second.
The mill eventually became part of the property of Clark & Cline, and it was sold to Bell & Bell in 1907 for $6,500, with W. S. Gibbs acting as Trustee for B. D. Cline. Sold were a tract of stumpage on the S. Lindley labor located about twelve miles south of Huntsville as well as the sawmill and equipment located at Lot 302, Block 35 in Huntsville.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
WK
Owner Name
L. J. Bell and C. H. Bell. J. D. Clark and B. D. Cline. Jones, Cline & Co. Trinity River contracted with J. B. Jones and Brazil. D. Cline to cut at the sawmill.
Location
Huntsville
County
Walker
Years in Operation:
9
Start Year:
1899
End Year:
1907
Decades:
1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation:
1899 to 1907
Town:
Huntsville
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
2,485 in 1906
Mill Pond:
2