| Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-56 |
| Corporate Name: | H. J. Avinger |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | H. J. Avinger |
| Location: | Avinger, James Anders 640-acre survey and headright, north of town |
| County: | Cass |
| Years in Operation: | 25 years |
| Start Year: | 1860 |
| End Year: | 1884 |
| Decades: | 1860-1869,1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | After 1860 to at least 1884 |
| Town: | Just north of Avinger |
| 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: | 20-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: | 800,000 board feet produced in Census period of 1880 |
| 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: | East Line & Red River in 1877 |
| Historicial Development: | Dr. H. J. Avinger, one of the earlier founders of the town that bears his name, bought James Anders entire survey of 640 acres and built a small sawmill on it. The operation would continue to grow for almost three decades. Avinger built the depot for the new East Line & Red River Railroad from Jefferson, in Marion County.
The sawmill operated for ten months during the census year ending May 31, 1880. It was valued at $2,000 and Avinger paid from $0.90 to $1.50 per day in wages to ten men. The normal workforce of six men worked ten-hour shifts and were paid a total of $1,200. Avinger did his own logging in the neighborhood. The sawmill produced 800,000 board feet valued at $8,000 from $5,000 worth of sawlogs and supplies.
His mill was listed in an 1884 railroad directory. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 04-03-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |