| Alpha-Numeric Key: | SM-8 |
| Corporate Name: | Baber Bros |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Baber Bros |
| Location: | Precinct 3 |
| County: | Smith |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Precinct 3 |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| 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: | 65-horsephower 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: | 500,000 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 |
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| Equipment: | Circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | The Baber Bros sawmill (worth a capital investment of $1,500) as recorded in the 1880 Census employed eight men at peak production and six men normally. They were paid $.75 to $2.00 daily for eight-hour shifts during the winter and ten-hour shifts during the summer. The firm paid $1,200 in total wages. From $2,750 in supplies and sawlogs, the saw mill produced in eight fulltime months a total of 500,000 feet of oak lumber worth $5,000.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 04-16-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |