| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-46 |
| Corporate Name: | M. J. Brown |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | M. J. Brown |
| Location: | Precinct No. 4 |
| County: | Wood |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1869 |
| End Year: | 1870 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879 |
| Period of Operation: | 1869 to 1870 |
| Town: | Precinct No. 4 |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber and grain
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 35-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: | 600,000 feet of lumber and undetermined number of bushels of cornmeal |
| 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 |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | In 1870, the capital investment of the Brown sawmill, according to that year's Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be $4,000. Five men earned a total wage of $1,000 for eight months work in the sawmill and seven months in the grist mill. Raw materials included $1,500 worth of logs and and $500 in unmilled corn. The sawmill manufactured 600,000 feet of lumber valued at $6,000. The grist mill produced cornmeal valued at $800. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |