Alpha-Numeric Key: | CS-2 |
Corporate Name: | A. and H. [Illegible] |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | A. and H. [Illegible] |
Location: | Precinct 4, near Queen City, three miles north of Atlanta |
County: | Cass |
Years in Operation: | 2 years |
Start Year: | 1879 |
End Year: | 1880 |
Decades: | 1870-1879,1880-1889 |
Period of Operation: | 1879 to 1880 |
Town: | Near Queen City |
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: | Steam
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: | |
Capacity Comments: | 145,000 board feet during the Census reporting period |
Produced: |
Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
Treated |
Other |
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Equipment: | Circular sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | Texas & Pacific |
Historicial Development: | The owners' names are illegible on the census manuscript. This sawmill operated six months' fulltime during the Census reporting period in 1879 and 1880, employing two to five men. The owners of the mill paid from $1.25 to $1.50 per day in wages for ten-hour shifts. The workers received $200 total in wages. Logging was done close to the mill and product was shipped by railroad. From $775 worth of sawlogs and supplies, the mill produced 145,000 board feet worth a gross value of $1,400 |
Research Date: | JKG 12-29-93, MCJ 04-02-96 |
Prepared By: | J Gerland, M Johnson |