Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

RR-2

Corporate Name:

A. M. Damon

Local Name:

Owner Name:

A. M. Damon

Location:

In 1880, at Precinct 3

County:

Red River

Years in Operation:

2 years

Start Year:

1879

End Year:

1880

Decades:

1870-1879,1880-1889

Period of Operation:

1879 to 1880

Town:

Precinct 5

Company Town:

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

Power Source:

25-horsepower steam engine

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

200,000 feet of lumber 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

Equipment:

Circular sawmill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Unknown

Historicial Development:

A. M. Damon operated a steam-powered sawmill, worth $2,000, in Red River County during 1879-1880, according to the Census. The firm employed five men at peak production and three normally. The men earned $.75 to $2.00 daily, working ten-hour shifts during the summer and eight-hours shifts during the winter. The firm paid out $350 total in wages. In six months, the sawmill manufactured from $1,100 of supplies and sawlogs a total of 200,000 feet of lumber, valued at $2,000. The crew did its logging near the Sulphur River.

Research Date:

MCJ 04-05-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson