| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-142 |
| Corporate Name: | W. A. Douglass |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. A. Douglass |
| Location: | Avinger, probably Mims Chapel |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 27 years |
| Start Year: | 1884 |
| End Year: | 1910 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889,1890-1899,1900-1909,1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1884 to about 1910 |
| Town: | Avinger, probably Mims Chapel |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | 304 in 1905; 1,600 in 1928; 519 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | In 1884, shingles; 1905, rough lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
|
|
|
|
| Power Source: | Probably 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: | Shingle machine, later a sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Missouri, Kansas & Texas |
| Historicial Development: | W. A. Douglass' sawmill appeared in the Rand, McNally and Company's Directory and Shipping Guide of Lumber Mills and Lumber Dealers in 1884, and in the January 1905 and 1907 editions of the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. In 1884, he also had a lumber concern at Lasater, Marion County, which may have been either a logging operation or a retail yard.
This probably the W. L. Douglas that Fred McKenzie refers to in his work as sawmilling in the greater Mims Chapel area. |
| Research Date: | JKG 9-20-93, MCJ 04-04-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |