| Alpha-Numeric Key: | JA-31 |
| Corporate Name: | B. Lowe & Joseph M. Childers |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Lowe and Childers |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Jasper |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1849 |
| End Year: | 1850 |
| Decades: | 1840-1849,1850-1859 |
| Period of Operation: | Late 1840s to 1850s |
| Town: | Unknown |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Pine lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
 Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Water
| 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: | 200,000 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 |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | B. Lowe and Joseph M. Childers had a sawmill located in Jasper County. The Census of 1850 revealed that is capitalized value was $3,000. The mill produced 200,000 feet of lumber valued at $2,000. It employed three men and one woman, the men averaging $12 per month and the woman $8 per month. Raw materials included 2,000 pine logs at $650. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 01-07-1996 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |