Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: SH-197
Corporate Name: R. O. Lovelady
Local Name:
Owner Name: R. O. Lovelady Lumber Company
Location: Jericho, on Highway 711, three miles northwest of Neuville
County: Shelby
Years in Operation: 16 years
Start Year: 1931
End Year: 1946
Decades: 1930-1939,1940-1949
Period of Operation: 1931 to 1946
Town: Jericho, northwest of Neuville
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: Probably 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: Sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: Lovelady milled lumber at Jerico, next to Highway 711, from 1931 to 1946, according to The Jacksonville Journal in 1947. Lovelady opened a sawmill plant northwest of Center in 1946.
Research Date: MCJ 03-01-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson