Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-163 |
Corporate Name: | King & Day |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | King and Day. Carson, Morris, and Co, with Alfred Morris. |
Location: | Willis |
County: | Montgomery |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1895 |
End Year: | 1895 |
Decades: | 1890-1899 |
Period of Operation: | 1895 |
Town: | Willis |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | 832 in 1906 |
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: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
Historicial Development: | Morris, Carson Co of Willis had a sawmill at Willis in 1895. J. W. Tomlinson, the company's trustee, sold the sawmill, a boiler, a steam engine, a grist mill, and cotton gin on August 3, 1895, to King and Day.
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Research Date: | MCJ 03-20-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |