Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

HE-1

Corporate Name:

Adams & Anderson

Local Name:

Owner Name:

Adams & Anderson

Location:

Geindig

County:

Henderson

Years in Operation:

2 years

Start Year:

1869

End Year:

1870

Decades:

1860-1869,1870-1879

Period of Operation:

1869 to 1870

Town:

Geindig

Company Town:

Peak Town Size:

Unknown

Mill Pond:

Type of Mill:

Lumber and cornmeal

Sawmill	Pine Sawmill	Hardwood Sawmill	Cypress Sawmill
Planer	Planer Only	Shingle	Paper
Plywood	Cotton	Grist	Unknown
Other

Power Source:

20-horsepower steam

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

200,000 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:

Sawmill

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

Unknown

Historicial Development:

According to the 1870 Census, the year-long operation of Adams & Anderson, valued at $1,250, manufactured lumber and ground cornmeal with a payroll of two men earning $500 total. Raw materials included 2,600 bushels of corn (valued at $2,600) and $3,500 in saw logs. It manufactured 200,000 feet of lumber, worth $4,000, and 3,250 bushels of cornmeal, worth $3,250.

Research Date:

MCJ 05-04-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson