Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-22 |
Corporate Name: | J. M. & J. A. (????) |
Local Name: | |
Owner Name: | J. M. & J. A. (????) |
Location: | Unknown |
County: | Grimes |
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
Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
Other |
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Power Source: | 18-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: | |
Capacity Comments: | 390,000 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: | Sawmill |
Company Tram: | |
Associated Railroads: | None |
Historicial Development: | The spelling of the owners' names is illegible on the original manuscript. This sawmill, according to the 1860 Census, had a capital investment of $4,000 and was located in Grimes County. It had $2,000 in raw materials. Employing seven men at an average monthly salary of $30 each, the sawmill cut 390,000 feet of lumber valued at $11,700. |
Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
Prepared By: | M. Johnson |