Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	CK-325
Corporate Name:	Robert Montgomery
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Robert Montgomery
Location:	Possibly in the Ponta area
County:	Cherokee
Years in Operation:	3 years
Start Year:	1912
End Year:	1914
Decades:	1910-1919
Period of Operation:	1912 to 1914
Town:	Possibly in the Ponta area
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Rough and finished 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:	Sawmill and planer
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	Robert Montgomery mortgaged on June 21, 1912, to Farmer-Merchants State Bank for $545 a sawmill, a planer, an engine, a boiler, thirty-four oxen, and three horses and mules. The lien was canceled on January 15, 1915. Robert Montgomery mortgaged on January 27, 1914, 50,000 feet of lumber to the Guaranty Bank of Ponta for $455.
Research Date:	MCJ 01-30-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson