| Alpha-Numeric Key: | TI-16 |
| Corporate Name: | Houston & Beasely |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Houston & Beasely |
| Location: | Subdivision 27, U. S. Census, 1860 |
| County: | Titus |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1859 |
| End Year: | 1860 |
| Decades: | 1850-1859,1860-1869 |
| Period of Operation: | 1859 to 1860 |
| Town: | Subdivision 27, U. S. Census, 1860 |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber, cornmeal, wheat
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Steam
| 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: | 300,000 feet of lumber during the reporting period of the 1860 Census |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and grist mill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | None |
| Historicial Development: | Houston and Beasely, according to the 1860 Census, operated a multi-mill combination producing lumber, meal, and flour, with capital investments of $1,000 invested in the sawmill and $2,000 in the grist mill. They paid four men a total monthly wage of $84 in lumber operations, and one man $30 monthly at the grist mill. Raw materials included $930 in trees, $2,500 in corn, and $500 in wheat. The mills manufactured 300,000 feet of lumber worth $3,750, 3,000 bushels of meal worth $3,000, and 60 bushels of flour worth $360. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-20-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |