| Alpha-Numeric Key: | WD-88 |
| Corporate Name: | Wm. T. McAfee |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Wm. T. McAfee |
| Location: | Precinct No. 5, 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 5 |
| 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: | 85-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: | 25,000 |
| Capacity Comments: | 7,000,000 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: | Double circular sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | In 1880, the Wm. T. McAfee sawmill was one of the largest, if not the largest, lumber manufacturing operations in northeast Texas, rivaling the operations of Orange and Beaumont. It was enumerated in Precinct 5 in the Census of that year. It had a capital value of $20,000. It employed thirty-five men at peak production and thirty men normally. They were paid $1.25 per day for unskilled labor and $3.00 for skilled, working eleven-hour shifts in the summer and ten-hour shifts in the winter. McAfee paid $10,000 in total for wages. From $38,000 in supplies and sawlogs, the sawmill manufactured 7,000,000 feet of lumber worth $60,000 in eight months of fulltime operations. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 04-22-96
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| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |