Alpha-Numeric Key: | SH-228 |
Corporate Name: | Smith & Smith |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | Smith & Smith |
Location: | Precinct No. 2, U. S. Census, 1870, in or near Shelbyville |
County: | Shelby |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1869 |
End Year: | 1870 |
Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
Town: | In or near Shelbyville |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber and grain and cotton
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | 10-horsepower 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: | 60,000 feet of lumber and 750 bushels of cornmeal during the reporting period of the Census |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Sawmill and grist mill and cotton gin |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | Smith & Smith operated a multi-purpose steam mill (valued at $3,000) in Shelby County according to the 1870 Census, which manufactured lumber, ground grain, and ginned cotton. They employed three men for three months for a total wage of $1,200. Raw materials included $150 in logs, 5,200 bushels of corn worth $5,200, and hundreds of thousands of pounds of cotton. The mill produced 60,000 feet of lumber worth $600, $5,720 worth of cornmeal, and cotton seed worth $13,500 and ginned cotton worth $18,300. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-02-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |