Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	MA-16
Corporate Name:	Douglas Lumber Company
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Sutton & Rogers. A. M. Rhyne and Bill Bolding. W. A. Douglas, A. M. Rhyne, and C. A Douglas
Location:	Four and a half miles south of Avinger
County:	Marion
Years in Operation:	13 years
Start Year:	1897
End Year:	1909
Decades:	1890-1899,1900-1909
Period of Operation:	1897 to 1909
Town:	South of Avinger
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Dressed and rough 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:	Unknown
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Sawmill and planing mill with twelve oxen, two log wagons, five mules, the sawmill, two 60-inch saws, and an edger.
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	Marion County Deed Records reveal that the Douglas Lumber Company ownership consisted of W. A. Douglas, A. M. Rhyne, and C. A. Douglas. The mill was located about four and a half miles south of Avinger. W. A. Douglas sold out; the records reveal that property included the steam machinery, the sawmill, the planing mill, two log wagons, three yoke of cattle, a wagon, and two mules. By 1900, management was in the control of A. M. Rhyne and Bill Bolding. A mortgage with Torrans Manufacturing Company that year entailed steam machinery, twelve oxen, two log wagons, five mules, the sawmill, two 60-inch saws, and an edger. In 1909, A. M. Rhyne sold to Sutton & Rogers a sawmill complex, probably that of the old Douglas Lumber Company, along with 750 acres.
Research Date:	MCJ 05-04-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson