Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	UP-179
Corporate Name:	W. V. Whitt
Local Name:
Owner Name:	W. V. Whitt. G. L. Merrill and W. V. Whitt. W. B. Hogg. Patterson and Miller Lumber Company
Location:	On Melling [Medlin] Creek on Aaron Jackson headright survey
County:	Upshur
Years in Operation:	3 years
Start Year:	1906
End Year:	1908
Decades:	1900-1909
Period of Operation:	1906 to 1908
Town:	On Melling Creek
Company Town:	1
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 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, two log wagons, a two-horse wagon, sixteen work cattle, and two mules
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	Patterson and Miller Lumber Company bought for $14,921.39 the sawmill plant of G. L. Merrill and W. V. Whitt in December 1906, which had earlier been owned by W. B. Hogg. Located on Melling Creek on the Aaron Jackson survey, property included the sawmill, tenant houses, steam machinery, two log wagons, a two-horse wagon, sixteen work cattle, and two mules. The company sold the old mill site back to Merrill and Whitt on 6 February 1908; the creek was noted as ‘Medlin' rather than ‘Melling.' Whitt and Merrill would sell milled lumber to Patterson and Miller at $5.00 per thousand feet. G. L. Merrill sold out his share in the sawmill plant for $4200 to W. V. Whitt.
Research Date:	MCJ 05-03-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson