| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CK-316 |
| Corporate Name: | Richard Jesse Ford |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Richard Jesse Ford |
| Location: | Mt Hope area |
| County: | Cherokee |
| Years in Operation: | 18 years |
| Start Year: | 1895 |
| End Year: | 1912 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | After 1895 for many years |
| Town: | Mt Hope |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Peckerwood lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Richard Jesse Ford, born 1872 and died 1952, operated “several sawmills” in Cherokee County for decades. The company letterhead's motto read “As We Use It, Nature Renews It.” R. J. and Jim Ford on February 24, 1912, mortgaged to E. T. Yates Lumber Company for $5,000 “all lumber, 1 sawmill complete, all timber on 1,035 acres.” |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-30-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |