Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-32 |
Corporate Name: | J. S. Curtis and L. A. Kayser |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. S. Curtis and L. A. Kayser. T. B. Butler and J. S. Curtis. |
Location: | Seven miles east of Tyler |
County: | Smith |
Years in Operation: | 1 year |
Start Year: | 1911 |
End Year: | 1911 |
Decades: | 1900-1909 |
Period of Operation: | 1907 to 1911 |
Town: | East of Tyler |
Company Town: | 2 |
Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
Mill Pond: | |
Type of Mill: | Lumber, shingles
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: | Sawmill, shingle mill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | St Louis Southwestern at Winona |
Historicial Development: | Butler & Curtis were listed in a credit rating directory as having a sawmill at Starrville in 1907.
T. B. Butler sold his share in the outfit to J. S. Curtis and L. A. Kayser in 1911. Curtis & Kayser intended to move the sawmill to a location on the Tyler and Jamestown road, about seven miles east of Tyler. |
Research Date: | MCJ 04-16-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |