| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-389 |
| Corporate Name: | W. H. Davenport |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. H. Davenport. W. A. Barnes. J. J. Dial. |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1900 |
| End Year: | 1901 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1900 to 1901 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, flooring
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 11-inch by 12-inch Ames engine and 44-inch by 14-ft boiler
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | 8000: 1901 |
| Capacity Comments: | Estimated 8,000 to 12,000 feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Right-hand Dixie sawmill and blocks, two Curtis Dogs, Goodall Waters flooring machine, two 50” saws and a 3-saw tower edger |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | J. J. Dial operated a sawmill and flooring-milling business in Cherokee County in 1900. That year, W. A. Barnes paid J. J. Dial $1900 in for a “1 & 3 RH Dixie sawmill 2 42” Dixie H Blocks 2 Curtis Dogs - 1 11x12 Ames engine, 1 44” x 14” Ames boiler, 1 Blakeslee steam pump, 1 sawdust chain” and “all the iron tracks of 1/2” x2”,” a Goodall Waters flooring machine, and two 50” saws and a 3-saw tower edger.
W. H. Davenport apparently came into possession of the industrial plant, for he mortgaged with Dilley in 1901 for almost the exact same equipment, including the right-hand Dixie sawmill and the Goodall-Waters flooring machine. Davenport mortgaged for $2,000.
He sold 4,000 feet of lumber in 1902 to an individual named Berryman as well as 260,000 feet to Dilley in April. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-31-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |