Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: HA-93
Corporate Name: Oney Brothers
Local Name:
Owner Name: John, William, R., and W. E. Oney.
Location: Twenty miles northwest of Marshall
County: Harrison
Years in Operation: 16 years
Start Year: 1900
End Year: 1915
Decades: 1900-1909,1910-1919
Period of Operation: About 1900 to 1915
Town: Northwest of Marshall
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: 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: Circular sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The Oney Brothers (John, William, and W. E. and R.) mill was located about twenty miles northwest of Marshall in 1906. Beginning in May, they bought a steam boiler, saws , and an edger for $520. They next month they got a circular saw and were in business. By December, they were selling sizable amounts of milled lumber. Bob Bowman, in an unsigned article in the Crosscut, wrote that the Oney Bros mill began about 1900 and ran to about 1915.
Research Date: MCJ 02-05-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson