Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:	TI-34
Corporate Name:	William B. & J. M. Gaston
Local Name:
Owner Name:	William B. and J. M. Gaston
Location:	Unknown
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:	Unknown
Company Town:	2
Peak Town Size:	Unknown
Mill Pond:
Type of Mill:	Lumber, corn, wheat Sawmill Pine Sawmill Hardwood Sawmill Cypress Sawmill Planer Planer Only Shingle Paper Plywood Cotton Grist Unknown Other
Power Source:	Steam Horse Mule Oxen Water Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity:
Capacity Comments:	1,500,000 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
Equipment:	Sawmill and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads:	None
Historicial Development:	The Gastons, according to the 1860 Census, operated a multi-mill combination producing lumber, meal, and flour, with capital investments of $5,000 invested in the sawmill and $10,000 in the grist mill. They paid ten men a total monthly wage of $210 in lumber operations, and five men $100 monthly at the grist mill. Raw materials included $10,000 in trees, $12,000 in corn, and $1,000 in wheat. During the reporting period, the mills manufactured 1,500,000 feet of lumber worth $18,750, 14,000 bushels of meal worth $14,000, and 200 bushels of flour worth $1,200.
Research Date:	MCJ 04-20-96
Prepared By:	M. Johnson