Alpha-Numeric Key: | MA-34 |
Corporate Name: | Hotchkiss & Rowe |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Hotchkiss & Rowe |
Location: | Jefferson |
County: | Marion |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1874 |
End Year: | 1874 |
Decades: | 1870-1879 |
Period of Operation: | 1874 |
Town: | Jefferson |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Dressed lumber
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | 30-horsepower steam engine
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: | About one million feet annually of dressed lumber |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Planing mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | East Line & Red River |
Historicial Development: | Hotchkiss & Rowe, according to an historical edition of the Jefferson Jimplecute, operated a steam-powered planing mill at Jefferson in 1874 as well as a sash, door, and blind factory. The company produced about one million feet annually of dressed lumber, while employing between twelve and twenty men. |
Research Date: | MCJ 05-04-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |