Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	HA-103
Corporate Name:	Shackelford & Steward
Local Name:
Owner Name:	Shackelford & Steward
Location:	Precinct 6
County:	Harrison
Years in Operation:	2 years
Start Year:	1879
End Year:	1880
Decades:	1870-1879,1880-1889
Period of Operation:	1879 to 1880
Town:	Precinct 6
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Oak timber for a plank factory Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	30-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:	750,000 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:	A circular and band sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	Unknown
Historicial Development:	The Manuscript Census of 1880, reporting for June 1, 1879, to May 31, 1880, detailed the business operations of the Shackelford & Steward sawmill for the six months of its operation. The sawmill, d a capital value of $1,100, employed eight men and one child. The employees received daily wages of $1.00 to $3.00 for ten hour days in the winters and twelve hour days in the summer. Shackelford & Steward paid a total wage of $1,200. From a total value of $3,850 of supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 750,00 feet of lumber, worth a gross value of $7,500. The enumerator's notation reads “The above firm saws oak timber for ___ Kelly Plan[k] factory presently.”
Research Date:	MCJ 02-05-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson