Sawmill DatabaseTexas Forestry Museum

Research: Sawmill Database

Alpha-Numeric Key:

GR-14

Corporate Name:

Edwin Bowin

Local Name:

Owner Name:

Edwin Bowin

Location:

Unknown

County:

Grimes

Years in Operation:

2 years

Start Year:

1869

End Year:

1870

Decades:

1860-1869,1870-1879

Period of Operation:

1869 to 1870

Town:

Unknown

Company Town:

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

Power Source:

Steam

Horse	Mule	Oxen	Water
Water Overshot	Water Turbine	Diesel	Unknown
Pit	Steam	Steam Circular	Steam Band
Gas	Electricity	Other

Maximum Capacity:

Capacity Comments:

400,000 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

Company Tram:

Associated Railroads:

None

Historicial Development:

The sawmill firm of Edwin Bowin, according to the 1870 Census, with a $7,000 capital investment, in Grimes County, had $1,500 in raw materials. Employing ten men who earned a total annual wage of $2,500 in ten months, the sawmill cut 400,000 feet of lumber worth $6,000.

Research Date:

MCJ 03-04-96

Prepared By:

M. Johnson