Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	GG-38
Corporate Name:	G. T. Ross
Local Name:
Owner Name:	G. T. Ross
Location:	Precinct 3
County:	Gregg
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1879
End Year:	1880
Decades:	1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation:	1879 to 1880
Town:	In Precinct 3
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Rough lumber Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	35-horsepower steam engine Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:	8000: 1880
Capacity Comments:	1,800,000 feet of lumber in reporting period of the Census
Produced:	Rough Lumber Planed Lumber Crossties Timbers Lathe Ceiling Unknown Beading Flooring Paper Plywood Particle Board Treated Other
Equipment:	Circular and muley sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	G. T. Ross, according to the Special Census Records of 1880, operated a sawmill, with a d value of $10,000, in Gregg County in Precinct 3. He employed twelve to eighteen men, who earned $1.35 to $3.00 for ten-hour shifts; he paid them a combined wage of $3,800 that year. The mill logged and rafted its harvest on the Sabine River. The mill operated, during the reporting period, fulltime for five months and part-time for two months. Using $9,200 worth of raw materials, the sawmill manufactured 1,800,000 board feet of lumber valued at $18,360.
Research Date:	MCJ 04-19-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson