| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-41 |
| Corporate Name: | Charles Spiller |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Charles Spiller |
| Location: | Esperanza |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1880 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1880s |
| Town: | Esperanza |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| 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: | Possibly a circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Spiller is listed as a sawmill owner in the 1880 Census, living in Precinct 1, Res. 343. He employed eight people.
In 1907, he and W. F. Spiller sold more than 2.2 million feet of stumpage to Big Tree Lumber Company, which had a plant at Alonso, two or three miles north, just across the Walker County line. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 6-22-94 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |