| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-48 |
| Corporate Name: | James Moore |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | James Moore |
| Location: | Unknown |
| County: | Liberty |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Unknown |
| 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: | 15-horsepower steam engine
| 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: | 100,000 feet of lumber in 1880 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: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Probably the Houston East & West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | James Moore operated a steam circular sawmill in Liberty County in 1879 to 1880.
The Manuscript Census of 1880, reporting for June 1, 1879 to May 31, 1880, detailed the business operations of the sawmill. The sawmill, d a capital value of $1,000, worked eight men at peak,and five normally. The employees received daily wages of $.65 to $2.00 for ten-hour days. Moore paid a total wage of $200. From a total value of $550 of supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 100,000 feet of lumber.
The sawmill operated five of the reporting period's twelve months. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |