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J. L. Payton Lumber Co.
J. L. Payton operated a sawmill in Center. He was financed by B. A. Barnes Lumber Company, to whom he owed a $1,000 in 1905; he probably mortgaged his cut to the Barnes' planing mill operations. Southern Industrial and Lumber Review reported that this mill was manufacturing 20,000 feet daily in 1906.
Mill Details
Alpha Numeric Key:
SH
Owner Name
J. L. Payton
Location
Center, on GC&SF Rwy
County
Shelby
Years in Operation:
2
Start Year:
1905
End Year:
1906
Decades:
1900-1909
Period of Operation:
1905 to 1906
Town:
Center
Company Town:
0
Peak Town Size:
859 in 1905; 4000 in 1928; 2510 in 1934
Mill Pond:
2
Mill Type
Product
Power Source
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