Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key: HE-18
Corporate Name: John R. Reirson
Local Name:
Owner Name: John R. Reirson
Location: Unknown
County: Henderson
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 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: 
Capacity Comments: 720,000 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 and grist mill
Company Tram:
Associated Railroads: Unknown
Historicial Development: The John R. Reirson multi-purpose mill manufactured lumber and ground meal. Valued at $7,600, it had raw materials including $3,000 in sawlogs. It carried a monthly payroll of eleven men at $220. It produced 720,000 feet of lumber valued at $9,000.
Research Date: MCJ 05-04-96
Prepared By: M. Johnson