Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	SH-227
Corporate Name:	Smith, Parker, Sanford
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Smith, Parker, Sanford
Location:	Unknown
County:	Shelby
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1869
End Year:	1870
Decades:	1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation:	1869 to 1870
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	0
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber and grain and cotton 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:	124,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census 0f 1870
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Saw and grist mill and cotton gin
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	None
Historicial Development:	Smith, Parker, and Sanford, according to the Census of 1870, ran a steam mill in 1870 in Shelby County that manufactured lumber, ground meal, and ginned cotton. With raw materials including $1,250 in logs, 4,800 bushels of corn at $4,800, and 135 pounds of cotton, they produced 124,000 feet of lumber ($1,240), $5,280 worth of cornmeal, and $22,500 worth of ginned cotton. During the grist and cotton season of three months, three men earned a total of $400. The lumber mill operated for twelve months with five men earning $2,000.
Research Date:	MCJ 03-02-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson