Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: MA-45
Corporate Name: John Smisson
Local Name:
Owner Name: John Smisson
Location: Beat No. 4, 1870, U. S. Census
County: Marion
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1869
End Year: 1870
Decades: 1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation: 1869 to 1870
Town: Beat No. 4
Company Town: 2
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: 15-horsepower steam engine
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: 720,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census
Produced:
Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers
Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading
Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board
Treated Other
Equipment: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: Smisson's saw mill, according to the census of 1870, was worth $3,000 in 1870 with raw materials worth $3,000. He employed four men to whom he paid a total wage of $1,200 over twelve months. The mill produced 720,000 feet of lumber worth $7,200.
Research Date: MCJ 05-04-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson