Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: RR-81
Corporate Name: R. G. Edwards Sawmill
Local Name:
Owner Name: R. G. Edwards Sawmill
Location: Precinct 5
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: 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
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: 650,000 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
Equipment: Circular sawmill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The Edwards sawmill in Precinct 5 during 1879 to 1880 was d a capital value of $4,000 in the Census. It employed nine men, earning from $.90 to $2.00 daily for ten-hour shifts in the winter and twelve-hour shifts in the summer. Edwards paid out a total of $1,500 in wages for six months of operations. From $3,575 in supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 650,000 feet of lumber valued at $6,500.
Research Date: MCJ 04-05-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson