Collins, Paterson, & Co
Collins, Patterson, & Co. (I. A. Collins, W. P. Terrell, I. H. Collins, C. M. Osborn) had a sawmill in 1888 at Brantley (later Kelly's Switch). C. M. Osborn sold his interest to I. H. Collins on January 1, 1890, for $1,416 in promissory notes. I. A. Collins sold his interest to W. P. Terrell on March 19, 1890, for $1,000 cash and two notes for $800 each.
I. H. Collins and H. J. Montgomery had another sawmill at Kelly's Switch they sold to Lake Creek Lumber Company in 1888, which eventually became an Oualline mill site.
The Bills of Sale revealed the assets: a complete sawmill with a steam engine and boiler, an edger, a blacksmith shop, oxen and wagons, a tram locomotive, log cars, and tram road on the Montgomery branch of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
MO
Owner Name
I. A. Collins, I. H. Collins, C. M. Osborn, W. P. Terrell
Location
Brantley, Kelly's Switch
County
Montgomery
Years in Operation:
3
Start Year:
1888
End Year:
1890
Decades:
1880-1889,1890-1899
Period of Operation:
1888 to 1890
Town:
Brantley, Kelly's
Company Town:
1
Peak Town Size:
Unknown
Mill Pond:
2
