Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	AN-10
Corporate Name:	Ben W. Jackson
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Ben W. Jackson
Location:	Unknown
County:	Anderson
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1869
End Year:	1870
Decades:	1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation:	1869 to 1870
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Cornmeal and lumber Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	320,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	The firm of Ben W. Jackson, according to the Census of 1870, had one saw and two men employees earning a total of $700 in wages in four months. It had $1,350 in raw materials, and produced 320,000 feet of lumber worth $3,200. The grist mill had two men employees that made $400 in total wages in four months. It had 2,000 bushels of corn valued at $2,000, and when ground into meal, the value was $2,500. The operation was capitalized at $2,000, with $1,000 in each mill.
Research Date:	MCJ 03-06-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson