| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-89 |
| Corporate Name: | Simmons sawmill |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Simmons sawmill |
| Location: | On Gailes Creek |
| 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: | near New Caney |
| 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 and 40,000 thousand feet of beading 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 with a circular and and a band saw |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East and West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | D. Simmons operated a sawmill and did remanufacturing on Gailes Creek in Liberty County during 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 five men at peak,and five men normally. The employees received daily wages of $1.00 to $1.50 for ten hours. Simmons paid a total wage of $700. From a total value of $2,300 of supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 100,000 feet of lumber and 40,000 thousand feet of beading, valued at a gross worth of $5,000. Simmons employed five men in remanufacturing.
The mill operated five months part-time of the twelve-month reporting period. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-14-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |