| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-38 |
| Corporate Name: | E. M. Werkheiser |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | E. M. Werkheiser |
| Location: | Precinct 4, near Queen City, three miles north of Atlanta |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Near Queen City |
| 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: | Steam
| 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: | 1,000,000 board feet 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: | Texas & Pacific |
| Historicial Development: | E.M. Werkheiser's sawmill in Cass County, according to Census records of 1880, operated for six months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. Werkheiser paid from $1.00 to $3.00 per day in wages to ten employees for eleven-hour daily shifts. The normal work crew totaled seven men. The crew received a total wage of $1,500. From $5,500 worth in sawlogs and supplies, the mill produced a million board feet of lumber worth $9,500. Werkheiser did his own logging. The mill was worth $3,000.
This may be the E. Werkheiser who was sawmilling in Jefferson in 1893. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 04-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |