W. J. Bridges
The Bridges plant was listed in the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association, January 1905 and the 1907 listing.
This may be the William Bridges in 1907 who executed a mortgage with Dilley & Son of Palestine. It was recorded in the Cherokee County chattel mortgage registers. For $1,000, Bridges pledged a boiler, an engine, an edger, a sawmill, a mandrel, and 50-feet of belting. Another mortgage was registered in July, 1909, with a W. M. Bridges mortgaging to Dilley for $245, pledging an edger, a mandrel, and a grinder.
William Bridges in 1907 mortgaged to Dilley for $450, pledging a sawmill, engine, and boiler.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
AN
Owner Name
W. J. Bridges [William Bridges, W. M. Bridges]
Location
Elkhart, eight miles south of Palestine
County
Anderson
Years in Operation:
11
Start Year:
1900
End Year:
1910
Decades:
1900-1909
Period of Operation:
1900s to 1910s
Town:
Elkhart, south of Palestine
Company Town:
2
Peak Town Size:
210 in 1905, 2200 in 1928; 1018 in 1934
Mill Pond:
2