| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MA-54 |
| Corporate Name: | Watts & Arnold |
| Local Name: | Moody Mill |
| Owner Name: | William B. Watts and J. T. Arnold. Lewis Moody. Lewis Moody and Charles W. Stuart |
| Location: | 1863, on Block 70, Jefferson. Beat No. 4, 1870, U. S. Census |
| County: | Marion |
| Years in Operation: | 10 years |
| Start Year: | 1863 |
| End Year: | 1872 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1863 to 1872 |
| Town: | Jefferson |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | 24-horsepower steam engine in 1870
| 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: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 900,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the 1870 Census |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Planing mill in 1863. Sawmill and grist mill in 1870. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Marion County Deeds of Trust reveal that Lewis Moody and Charles W. Stuart were a combined grist mill, planing mill, and intended to open an iron foundry in 1863 at Jefferson. The complex was located at Block 70 in Jefferson on the town map drawn by Hugh Hursey.
The Census of 1870 enumerated a sawmill in the name of Moody. It was worth $5,000 in 1870. He employed eight men to whom he paid a total wage of $2,000 over twelve months. The mill produced 900,000 feet of lumber worth $9,000.
On July 28, 1870, Lewis Moody sold the mill to the firm of Watts & Arnold. The document was not filed until April, 1872, at the county courthouse. In April, 1872, W. B. Watts contracted with C. H. Welch, a local merchant, for supplies to run the mill operation; Watts gave the lumber yard as collateral. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 05-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |