Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: CS-36
Corporate Name: Williams Mills
Local Name:
Owner Name: Williams Mills
Location: Beats Nos. 1-6
County: Cass
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1859
End Year: 1860
Decades: 1850-1859,1860-1869
Period of Operation: 1859 to 1860
Town: Beats No. 1-6
Company Town: 2
Peak Town Size: Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill: Lumber and cornmeal
Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill
Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper
Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown
Other
Power Source: 16-horsepower steam engine
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 
Capacity Comments: 160,000 feet of lumber 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
Equipment: Sawmill and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The Williams multi-purpose mill manufactured lumber and ground meal. Valued at $3,000, it had raw materials of 300 cords of wood valued at $300. It carried a payroll of three men averaging $20 each in monthly wages. It produced 160,000 feet of lumber valued at $1,600.
Research Date: MCJ 04-03-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson