| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-131 |
| Corporate Name: | J. J. Bower (Bauer) |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. J. Bower (Bauer) |
| Location: | On the Santa Fe at Kelly's Switch |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1887 |
| End Year: | 1887 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1887 |
| Town: | Kelly's Switch |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: | A sawmill with two steam-powered saws |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe |
| Historicial Development: | J. J. Bower (sometimes spelled “Bauer”) operated a small sawmill plant at Kelly's Switch on the tracks of the Santa Fe. He sold, in return for $4000 cash and six promissory notes each for $500, one complete mill, consisting of a steam engine and boiler, two saws powered at 45-horsepower and 35-horsepower, twelve yokes of oxen, six mules and two horses. Bauer may have sold to Montgomery and Co. or to Collins, Patterson, & Co., either one of which may have later sold to Lake Creek Lumber Company, which later sold to Edward Oualline. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-20-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |