Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	SH-135
Corporate Name:	J W Doster & J W Brawley
Local Name:
Owner Name:	J W Doster and J W Brawley
Location:	Unknown
County:	Shelby
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1906
End Year:	1907
Decades:	1900-1909
Period of Operation:	1900s
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Steam engine and boiler 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:	An Adams #3 circular sawmill with a boiler, an engine, two head blocks,and a dog & set works.
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	J. W. Doster, later a partner with J. T. Harris, and J. W. Brawley operated a mill in the county. In May 1906, Doster mortgaged to W T Adams for $5336 a boiler, an engine, an Adams #3 sawmill with two head blocks, a dog & set works, and a circular saw. The next month, Doster & Co mortgaged all its cut to B. A. Barnes. In September, Doster mortgaged to B A Barnes a tubular boiler, an engine, the Adams sawmill, and an Henderson 3-saw edger. On January 25, 1907, Doster & Brawley mortgaged their one-half undivided interest in the lumber stacked on their yard to Farmers Bank. This mill may have evolved into the Doster & Harris mill.
Research Date:	MCJ 03-01-96
Prepared By:	M Johnson