Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	MA-11
Corporate Name:	Collins & Sellers
Local Name:	Lodi Mill
Owner Name:	J. K. Sellers and Collins. W. C. Jones.
Location:	Lodi
County:	Marion
Years in Operation:	7 years
Start Year:	1876
End Year:	1882
Decades:	1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation:	1876 to 1882
Town:	Lodi
Company Town:	1
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber and cornmeal 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:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and grist mill in 1876. Sawmill in 1882.
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Texas & Pacific
Historicial Development:	Marion County records note that Collins and Sellers, on April 26, 1882, mortgaged for a Blymer sawmill, No. 1042, with a large band wheel, earlier owned by W. C. Jones. J. K. Sellers sold his half-interest in the Lodi Mill the following year, including his share in the sawmill, sixty-three oxen, seven wagons, and milled lumber at the site.
Research Date:	MCJ 05-04-96
Prepared By:	M Johnson