| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WK-112 |
| Corporate Name: | T. F. Sims |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | J. J. Cafferty, J. L. Cafferty, W. H. Edinburg, and Eastham Parker. T. F. Sims. J. J. Cafferty. |
| Location: | Bedias Creek, sixteen miles north of Huntsville |
| County: | Walker |
| Years in Operation: | 10 years |
| Start Year: | 1895 |
| End Year: | 1904 |
| Decades: | 1890-1899,1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1895: Cafferty, Edinburg & Parker. 1895 to 1904: T. F. Sims |
| Town: | Bedias Creek |
| 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: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Cafferty operated a sawmill before 1895 about sixteen miles north of Huntsville at Bedias Creek. He sold it to T. F. Sims on April 1, 1895. It was located on forty-seven acres of the J. J. Cafferty survey. The firm of Caffertys, Parker, and Edinburg bought the mill from Sims on January 18, 1904. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-31-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |