Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: MA-64
Corporate Name: R. W. Rodgers
Local Name:
Owner Name: R. W. Rodgers
Location: Beat No. 4, 1870, U. S. Census
County: Marion
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1869
End Year: 1870
Decades: 1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation: 1869 to 1870
Town: Unknown
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: 40-horsepower steam engine
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 10000: 1870
Capacity Comments: 2,000,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the Census (estimated at 10000 feet daily in 1870)
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: Rodgers' saw mill, according to the Census of 1870, was worth $3,000 in 1870. He employed fourteen men to whom he paid a total wage of $5,000 over twelve months. The mill produced 2,000,000 feet of lumber worth $20,000.
Research Date: MCJ 05-04-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson