Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	SH-233
Corporate Name:	T. E. Jones
Local Name:
Owner Name:	T. E. Jones shingle mill and planing mill
Location:	Center, about 300 yards from the courthouse
County:	Shelby
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1909
End Year:	1910
Decades:	1900-1909,1910-1919
Period of Operation:	1909 to 1910
Town:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Finished lumber and shingles Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Gasoline 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:	Shingle machine, planer
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	T. E. Jones operated a shingle mill in Center during 1909 and 1910. In 1909, he bought a gasoline engine from the I. F. Miller mill. Jones also obtained a planer from I. F. Miller, which he mortgaged in January 1910. Later that month he mortgaged his “entire shingle mill.”
Research Date:	MCJ 03-02-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson