Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: WD-19
Corporate Name: E. Roberts
Local Name:
Owner Name: E. Roberts
Location: Precinct No. 4, Census, 1870, Wood County
County: Wood
Years in Operation: 2 years
Start Year: 1869
End Year: 1870
Decades: 1860-1869,1870-1879
Period of Operation: 1869 to 1870
Town: Precinct 4
Company Town: 2
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: 30-horsepower steam engine
Horse Mule Oxen Water
Water Overshot Water Turbine Diesel Unknown
Pit Steam Steam Circular Steam Band
Gas Electricity Other
Maximum Capacity: 10000: 1870
Capacity Comments: 1,500,000 feet 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 and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: In 1870, the capital investment of the Roberts sawmill, according to that year's Census Products of Industry Schedule, was d to be $6,000. Ten men earned earned $3,000 in eight months. Raw materials included $5,000 worth of logs and and $1,000 in unmilled corn. The sawmill manufactured 1,500,000 feet of lumber valued at $30,000. The grist mill produced cornmeal valued at $1,500.
Research Date: MCJ 04-22-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson