| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-160 |
| Corporate Name: | Lafayette F. Rutherford |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Lafayette F. Rutherford |
| Location: | Timpson |
| County: | Shelby |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1910 |
| End Year: | 1911 |
| Decades: | 1910-1919 |
| Period of Operation: | 1910 to 1911 |
| Town: | Timpson |
| 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: | 22-horsepower Weber gasoline engine, Ames 44-inch by 12-ft boiler, 9-inch by 12-inch steam engine
| 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: | Curtis sawmill complete and a cutoff saw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The 1910 Census records Rutherford as a sawmiller living at Precinct 7, residence 121, in Timpson. That year he mortgaged to Cottonbelt Bank for an Ames boiler and an engine, and a cutoff saw. The next year, he mortgaged to the Cottonbelt bank for a Curtis sawmill complete and a Weber gas engine. The equipment for the mortgage included a 22-horsepower Weber gasoline engine, an Ames 44-inch by 12-ft boiler, and a 9-inch by 12-inch steam engine |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-01-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |