| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-82 |
| Corporate Name: | H. R. Sanford. |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | H. R. Sanford. S. H. Matthews. B F Bridges. |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1903 |
| End Year: | 1909 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1903 to 1909 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| 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: | Circular sawmill and probably a planing mill with a planer-matcher, knives or cutting heads, a moulder, a Tower trimmer, and a 36-inch bandsaw. |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | A sawmill belonging to H. R. Bridges in Shelby County changed hands twice after 1900. Its location is uncertain. Bridges mortgaged to Hall & Brown in 1903 for $2,000 a double Mississippi planer-matcher, eight sets of knives or cutting heads, a moulder, a Tower trimmer, and a 36-inch bandsaw. Sometime later he sold to Matthews, who in turned sold to Sanford by 1909. Sanford & Martin purchased a shingle machine, boiler and engine from J. B. Cain's mill north of center, and mortgaged it with T. E. Jones for $1,200 in 1909. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 02-29-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |