| Alpha-Numeric Key: | LI-78 |
| Corporate Name: | R. P. Snelling |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | R. P. Snelling |
| Location: | South of Trinity River, on the Houston East & West Texas, around New Caney |
| County: | Liberty |
| Years in Operation: | 2 years |
| Start Year: | 1879 |
| End Year: | 1880 |
| Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
| Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
| Town: | Near New Caney |
| 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: | 10000: 1880 |
| Capacity Comments: | 3,000,000 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 |
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| Equipment: | Circular and muley sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Houston East and West Texas |
| Historicial Development: | The Northwestern Lumberman reported that R. P. Snelling ran a sawmill near the tracks of the Houston East & West Texas, south of the Trinity River, in 1880. The 1880 Census located the plant in Liberty County. The mill was equipped with circular and muley saws. Capitalized at $3,500, the mill was powered by steam employed fifteen men normally, eighteen at peak. The workers were paid daily wages (ten-hour shifts) of $3.00 for skilled and labor and $1.40 for unskilled. Snelling paid a total wage of $6,000. The mill, with $22,500 worth of raw materials and sawlogs, manufactured three million feet of lumber, worth a gross value of $30,000 during the reporting period.
He had later lumber interests in Hardin County. |
| Research Date: | JKG 12-14-93, MCJ 03-14-96 |
| Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |