| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-9 |
| Corporate Name: | Brown & Newsom |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Brown & Newsom |
| Location: | Precinct No. 4, Census, 1880, Wood County |
| County: | Wood |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Precinct No. 4, 1880 Census |
| 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 |
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| Power Source: | 20-horsepower 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: | 100,000 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 |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Brown & Newsom's sawmill enumerated in Precinct 4 in Wood County during the 1880 Census may be the successor to the M. J. Brown sawmill of 1870 in the same precinct. Brown may have taken Newsom as a partner.
The Census d the capital value of the sawmill to $3,000. Brown & Newsom employed five workers at peak production and three normally. The employees were paid a daily wage of $.75 for eight-hour shifts in the winter and ten-hour shifts in the summer. The employees received a total wage combined of $200 for the year. From $550 worth of sawlogs and supplies, the sawmill manufactured 100,000 board feet worth $1,000. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |